Public opinion on school choice: The Detroit metropolitan area     

John M. Strate  Carter A. Wilson 《The Urban Review》1993,25(2):123-137

This paper analyzes public opinion on the issue of school choice using telephone survey data from the Detroit metropolitan area. Four choice plans are examined: within-district, cross-district, statewide, and tax-credit. There is substantial support for school choice, the level of support varying with the expansiveness of the choice plan, the geographical area, and the race of the respondent. Overall, the residents of the Detroit metropolitan area, as elsewhere in the United States, are receptive to the idea of school choice, despite the area's history of extreme racial segregation.This paper uses data from the Detroit Metropolitan Area Public Policy Survey (DMAPPS) II Study that was funded and conducted by the College of Urban, Labor, and Metropolitan Affairs of Wayne State University. The authors gratefully acknowledge the support and assistance of the college and its staff: Sue Marx Smock, Dean; Larry Ledebur, Director of the Center for Urban Studies; Neva Nahan, Director of Survey Operations; Melissa Motchall; and Amy Lobsiger.  相似文献   

Health sciences librarian research and instruction services in pandemic information environments     

《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2022,48(4):102553

This study examined research and instruction services provided by academic health sciences librarians in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 205 respondents (N = 205) completed an anonymous online survey about academic health sciences librarian involvement in providing research and instruction services during the global pandemic. In-depth literature searching services (86%, n = 176), curated COVID-19 research through guides (66%, n = 135), and systematic review consultations (53%, n = 109) were reported as the top three research services in demand. Librarians supported online teaching and learning at their institutions by providing online instruction for a course (92%, n = 189), facilitating access to licensed resources (73%, n = 150), and identifying open access and open educational resources (62%, n = 127). Overall, this study contributes to understanding pandemic-responsive academic library services to meet the unique needs of health sciences education and research in evolving COVID-19 pandemic information environments.  相似文献   

Library social networking sites for fostering startup business globalization through strategic partnerships     

《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2022,48(6):102504

University libraries can be powerful cornerstones of an open innovation ecosystem for entrepreneurs. They are a source of worldwide market research for entrepreneurs looking to expand outside national borders with their existing enterprises. Social networking sites (SNS), which have been widely adopted by libraries as a means of engaging with students, are increasingly being utilized to provide market information to business communities. SNS can assist startups in forming and maintaining strong strategic ties with libraries to obtain ongoing support for globalization efforts. This column discusses the numerous benefits and some problems of using social media to develop such collaborations, particularly in terms of giving useful market insights to entrepreneurs (implementing partnerships). The issues of SNS adaptation for developing such relationships can be addressed with prototyping technologies. To address the needs of global startups, libraries must take advantage of social network access, overcoming the need for meetings on library grounds. To do so, thorough integration of SNS with library business activities is required, which is, regrettably, only observable in a few circumstances. University libraries are boosting their use of SNS to provide more online support for the business community.  相似文献   

Role of Indian public libraries to increase the awareness of the community on HIV/AIDS     

《International Information and Library Review》2006,38(2):56-63

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How can perceived autonomy support influence enrollment in elective physical education? A prospective study     

Shen B 《Research quarterly for exercise and sport》2010,81(4):456-465

This prospective study was designed to investigate the influence of high students' perceived teacher autonomy support in mandatory physical education on their intention and actual enrollment in elective physical education. Participants included 545 ninth-grade students enrolled in three suburban high schools in a major midwestern metropolitan area. A series of hypothesized models related to autonomy support within the Theory of Planned Behavior were tested. Structural equation modeling results demonstrated that perceived autonomy support provided by teachers in mandatory physical education could predict elective physical education enrollment indirectly via the mediation of attitudes and intention in the Theory of Planned Behavior Providing support for students' autonomy in physical education may hold potential promise for enhancing their future physical activity engagement.  相似文献   

Information and Communication Technologies for African Development: an Assessment of Progress and Challenges Ahead. Joseph O. Okpaku, Sr., Ph.D., Editor. New York, NY: United Nations, July 31, 2005. 368 pp. ISBN: 92-1-104531-2 (paper)..     

Information  Communication Technologies for African Development: an Assessment of Progress  Challenges Ahead. Joseph O. Okpaku  Sr.  Ph.D.  Editor. New York  NY: United Nations  July  . pp. ISBN: --- . 《Government Information Quarterly》2007,24(4):886-888

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Theories for practitioners: two frameworks for studying consumer health information-seeking behavior.     

L M Baker  K E Pettigrew 《Bulletin of the Medical Library Association》1999,87(4):444-450

Consumer health information studies in library and information science (LIS) are typically not grounded within a theoretical framework. This article explains the importance of theory to LIS research in general, and the specific value of using theories from other disciplines to study consumers' health information-seeking behavior. The argument is supported with two examples: Miller's psychological theory of blunting and monitoring behavior and Granovetter's sociological theory of the strength of weak ties. These theories can be applied by practitioner-researchers to investigate a variety of research problems.  相似文献   

Reinventing the Library for Online Education,Frederick Stielow,ALA Editions,Chicago (2014), 306 p. $75.00, ISBN: 9780838912089     

《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2014,40(3-4):422

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Four Pedagogical Approaches in Helping Students Learn Information Literacy Skills     

《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2014,40(3-4):234-246

In spring 2012, Rider University librarians heightened their collaboration with classroom faculty to teach students in core writing classes information literacy (IL) skills during IL instruction (ILI) sessions. This quasi-experimental study assessed four pedagogical approaches for single or multi-session ILI. The conventional approach, which involves lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on time, was used in both the control and the experimental groups. The three experimental groups involved: (a) assigning students to preview the class Research Guide and take a graded quiz (Preview group), (b) engaging interactively with students during the ILI session (Active Learning group), and (c) providing multiple instruction and follow-up sessions (Multi-session group). A different pretest and posttest based on the first two ACRL Information Competency Standards for Higher Education (2000) were developed for assessment. The results showed that student knowledge of concepts included in the training improved significantly in both the control and the experimental groups, but no differences were found among the teaching methods employed. The qualitative analysis revealed that the professor in the Preview group who integrated IL cohesively in her assignments experienced more satisfactory learning outcomes. The overall low scores suggest that more powerful instruction strategies besides diversified pedagogies are needed to significantly enhance long-term retention.  相似文献   

Recasting Border Crossing Politics and Pedagogies to Combat Educational Inequity: Experiences,Identities, and Perceptions of Latino/a Immigrant Youth     

Camille M. Wilson  Lucila D. Ek  Ty-Ron M. O. Douglas 《The Urban Review》2014,46(1):1-24

Educational borderlands are the physical and/or conceptual landscapes where one must negotiate notions of cultural difference as she or he lives and learns—landscapes that envelop an array of pedagogical and cultural spaces, yet are typically guarded by exclusionary tactics. In this article, we examine how US immigrant youth navigate three educational borderlands: the geopolitical, institutional, and home community. We also discuss how educators’ biased ideologies and actions towards these youth solidify borders and increase inequity. Data from studies of California and North Carolina school communities allow us to extend border crossing theories and address how many immigrant youth confront and resist inequities, negotiate their cultural identities, and enact agency. While emphasizing that borderlands are sites of risk and transformation, we also suggest how educators can draw upon their relative power and privilege to cross borders too, advocate for immigrant youth, and ultimately improve education.  相似文献