Web-based learning environments are becoming increasingly popular in higher education. One of the most important web-learning resources is the virtual laboratory (VL), which gives students an easy way for training and learning through the Internet. Moreover, on-line collaborative communication represents…

In developing countries, the study of intellectual disability has enormous knowledge gaps, especially in the areas of intervention, utilization of services and legislation. This article provides information not only for aiding in the potential development of sexuality in individuals with…

OBJECTIVE: To review original research studies published between 1990 and 2004 on the access and use of medicines in Mexico to assess the knowledge base for reforming Mexico's pharmaceutical policy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A literature review using electronic databases was…

E-cognocracy [Moreno-Jiménez, 2003, 2006; Moreno-Jiménez and Polasek, 2003, 2005] is a new democratic system conceived for the purpose of extracting and diffusing the knowledge derived from the scientific resolution of complex problems that arise in the field of public decision…

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Information location and interactivity are two attributes of desktop virtual environment (DVE) design that can be exploited to enhance the ability of learners to acquire information and skills that transfer to real world. The term "information location" refers to the…

Pain has both physical and emotional components. Physical noxious stimuli activate peripheral sensory neurons that, in turn, relay signals to the spinal and supraspinal nuclei. Subsequently, these signals activate areas within the brain associated with pain. Despite considerable knowledge in…

Title: The Cultural Transmission of Artefacts, Skills and
Knowledge: Eleven studies in technology education in
France
Author/Editor: Jacques Ginestié (Ed.)
Publisher:Sense Publisher
Price Paper back £25
Hard back £50
Reviewed by: Professor Stephanie Atkinson
ISBN: 978-90-8790-426-5
978-90-8790-427-2
Orders: http://www.sensepublishers.com

Organizational knowledge has always been an important subject, but in the last years this issue has acquired a greater importance, due to factors like the development of information technologies, scientific advances and global competition, among others. Knowledge management goes beyond…

Technological change has become a most stable factor and ICT has intertwined with knowledge, making it dependent upon the technology. Through this alliance abstract knowledge has become the centre of the world's political economy replacing traditional concrete products. ICTs provide…