Las Agencias de Empleo Local constituyen un novedoso mecanismo de apuntalamiento del
Desarrollo Local, en virtud de que se involucran en el diseño, organización, ejecución y control
de los principales planes de desarrollo económico, con el ánimo de diagnosticar de…

Lo observable y lo no observable se ha constituido en un tema de la filosofía en las diferentes
épocas de la historia. La relación coexistente entre el hombre y lo que le rodea ha sido una
preocupación latente para pensadores…

En este trabajo describimos la primera prueba sistemática realizada para evaluar el rendimiento de Sentitext, un sistema de análisis de sentimiento aún en fase de desarrollo. A diferencia de la mayoría de los sistemas existentes, el funcionamiento de Sentitext está…

Can children genuinely create new knowledge, as opposed to merely carrying out activities that resemble those of mature scientists and innovators? The answer is yes, provided the comparison is not to works of genius but to standards that prevail in…

The Knowledge Society Network (KSN) “takes advantage of new knowledge media to maximize and democratize society’s knowledge-creating capacity” (www.ikit.org/KSN). This article synthesizes the principles and designs of this network which were initiated over 15 years ago, and presents an exploratory…

Three classrooms of Grade 4 students from different schools and diverse backgrounds collaborated in early algebra research to solve a series of linear and quadratic generalizing problems. Results revealed that high- and low-achieving students were able to solve problems of…

Knowledge Building as a theoretical, pedagogical, and technological innovation focuses on the 21st century need to work creatively with knowledge. The team now advancing Knowledge Building spans multiple disciplines, sectors, and cultural contexts. Several teacher-researcher-government partnerships have formed to bring…

This paper examines theoretical, pedagogical, and technological differences between two technologies that have been used in undergraduate interprofessional health sciences at the University of Toronto. One, a learning management system, WebCT 2.0, supports online coursework. The other, a Knowledge Building…

This paper describes use of social network analysis to examine student interaction patterns in a Grade 5/6 Knowledge Building class. The analysis included face-to-face interactions and interactions in the Knowledge Forum® Knowledge Building environment. It is argued that sociogram data…

Purpose – The idea that knowledge management can be a potential source of competitive advantage has gained strength in the last few years. However, a number of business actions are needed to generate an appropriate environment and infrastructure for knowledge…