This paper reports the findings of a study undertaken in four Nova Scotia public schools of twelfth grade students' information seeking strategies when they use the Internet as an information source. Various Nova Scotia Department of Education curriculum documents hold…

This theoretical paper utilizes cybernetic-based approaches (Bopry, 1999; Wiener, 1954) and communications theory (Habermas, 1984,1990; Krippendorff, 1994) to advance knowledge of constructivist learning. I argue that past educational research literature on constructivist learning is partly responsible for limiting how educational…

Este artículo estudia una panorámica de la villa de Belmonte (Cuenca), obra del pintor flamenco Anton Van den Wyngaerde. El análisis de la pieza nos permite profundizar en alguno de los problemas que afectan al conocimiento de su producción. Interesa…

Parmenides expelled nonbeing from the realm of knowledge and forbade us to think or talk about it. But still there has been a long tradition of nay-sayings throughout the history of Western and Eastern philosophy. Are those philosophers talking about…

The study seeks to determine the motivational factors that influence knowledge sharing, identify the obstacles to knowledge sharing, determine the nature of relationship between structural capital and human capital, and ascertain the extent of sharing knowledge in public sector organizations.…

In this paper we focus on the challenges in preserving indigenous knowledge systems. We explore the challenges of managing indigenous knowledge in the context of intellectual property rights and bio-piracy threats. We analyse how indigenous knowledge affects the lives of…

Abstract: In today’s competitive global economy characterized by knowledge acquisition, the concept of knowledge management has become increasingly prevalent in academic and business practices. Knowledge creation is an important factor and remains a source of competitive advantage over knowledge management.…

The ability to store, capture, and disseminate knowledge within and across pharmaceutical organizational boundaries has challenged manager for many years. However, as product lifecycles have decreased and environmental complexity and volatility have increase, the need tom manage knowledge is intensifying,…

Abstract. In this article we examine an example of collaborative learning with ICT in secondary school science, in order to analyse its characteristics and determine if they answer criteria for an activity of constructivist nature. We retain that constructivism places…

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