Exploring the Secret Garden: the growing importance of ICT in the home

The use of ICT (information and communication technology) in homes is growing faster than its use in schools and colleges—and there are already more systems in homes than in educational settings. This article argues that we should attempt to enter the area which most research on ICT in education tends to ignore: the secret garden of the learner at home. It is based partly on two pilot case-studies of secondary schools and a small sample of their students. Given the paucity of research in this area the article poses more questions than it answers. What are the implications of ICT use at home for teachers in schools? Do home systems interfere with school education or can they be used to enhance it? How should teachers respond to, and assess, work done using home ICT? Is the home situation widening the gap between one set of pupils (the "haves" of ICT) and another? Suggestions for school policies and action research for the future are put forward.     

论城市资产经营

城市的建设，不仅要有正确的规划做指导，而且需要大量的资金投入。城市经营是解决城市发展，尤其是城市基础设施建设资金问题的重要举措。它亦符合市场经济的客观规律。各级城市政府要在正确认识的指导下，提高经营意识，研究经营策略，搞好城市土地、基础设施以及城市形象的经营活动，以提高城市的竞争力，适应城市发展的需求。     

美国青少年体育及竞技后备人才培养模式与启示

经过对美国青少年体育及竞技后备人才培养现状的分析,发现美国竞技后备人才培养体系呈现如下特点:治理模式法治化、管理模式社会化,基础网络多元化、培养模式学校化。借鉴美国青少年体育与竞技后备人才培养成功经验,结合我国实际情况,提出:我国要尽快将青少年体育及竞技后备人才培养工作纳入法治化轨道,转变政府职能,培育多元人才培养主体,最终构建专业化、社会化、学校化相结合的竞技体育后备人才培养治理体系。     

Measuring ICT usage quality for information society building

In 2003 the World Summit on Information Society made a call for measuring the state of Information Society (IS) building between countries. The purpose of the measuring was to assess and compare IS practices around the globe as well as share best practices. A number of measurement tools have since been developed, and a number of previously constructed tools have been employed to fulfil this goal. Even though many variations in terms of indicators have been employed, the construction of measurement tools is subject to certain limitations. One limitation is that they do not incorporate these indicators on the actual levels of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) usage off the country's stakeholders. This paper analyses the most currently used indices for measuring the state of Information Society building from the perspective of their constituent indicators. Based on the analysis, an alternative framework for IS measurement, addressing the important aspects of ICT usage quality, is developed based on data from the EU member states. By applying the framework on measuring of ICT usage quality at Romania, Cyprus and Estonia, the usefulness is tested positive, and the need to evaluate the actual levels of ICT usage for the purpose of better policy-making, while establishing an information society, is accentuated.     

An empirical analysis of e-participation. The role of social networks and e-government over citizens' online engagement

The aim of this paper is to further explore the drivers behind the decision of citizens to engage in social and political participation on the internet, since mixed empirical evidence has been found in the literature. Using data from the 2011 survey on the use of information and communications technologies by households and individuals in Spain, the following two types of e-participation are analyzed: reading/giving opinions about social/political issues and signing/taking part in online petitions/public consultations. Relying on an updated version of the resources approach, we investigate as to what extent e-participation is explained not only by traditional participation-related resources (i.e., socio-economic characteristics) but also by digital skills, social networks and the online development of public administrations. Results show that, while online participation is mainly associated with internet-related skills, there is a significant gender gap. Interestingly, the unemployed tend to engage socially and politically online more than the rest of the population.     

促进师范生实践性知识发展的课程开发研究——以高师信息技术教学法课程的设计与实施为例

我国教师教育课程的突出问题是理论与实践的割裂,为促进信息技术教育专业的师范生实践性知识的发展,作者尝试在高师信息技术教学法课程中实施全新的课程设计,将"真实问题"、"可操作的"项目、"大学-中小学合作"的学习环境和"反思性行动"四要素融入课程教学,完成信息技术教育专业师范生实践性知识的发展。     

科技基础条件平台共享机制演化博弈分析

共享机制的建立是科技基础条件平台建设和运行的核心,文章在对科技基础条件平台共享机制的本质和 决定要素进行分析的基础上,运用演化博弈理论,从参与主体的有限理性出发,以局部动态的视角,构建了外部监督 条件下的科技基础条件平台共享机制的演化博弈模型,在此基础上借助数学上的相位图对平台共享机制的动态演变过 程进行了系统分析,提出影响平台资源共享的关键因素是共享主体的共享成本、平台监管机构对平台共享主体的激励 与惩罚、平台监管机构在进行严格监管时的收益和成本。     

高校基建管理难点与对策

为适应高等教育的高速发展,高校基本建设一直呈现规模大、投资大、管理压力大的特点。针对高校基建管理存在的一些难点进行分析研究,进而提出做好高校基建管理工作的相应对策。     

基于图书馆基础架构的电子资源利用统计结构

简要分析评述国内外电子资源利用统计数据的获得方式，提出一种基于图书馆基础架构的电子资源利用统计系统结构，利用网关设计建立我国大学图书馆的电子资源利用统计机制。     

Technology addiction,abduction and adoption in higher education: Bird's eye view of the ICT4AD policy in Ghana 20 years on

Twenty years after its inauguration, the information communication and technology for accelerated development (ICT4AD) policy intended to transform Ghana into an information and technology-driven high-income economy through digital education has been unsuccessful. In this digital era, young adults' attachment to technological tools is anticipated to expedite technological adoption in the education sector. Still, there are less promising indicators of realizing this expectation because of situational factors that curtail technology usage and adoption in higher education (HE). It is estimated that the adoption of technology in HE will aid Ghana in using ICT as its engine of growth. This paper gauges the progress of the ICT4AD policy after two decades, presents an intricate account of why technology integration in HE in Ghana is still in its infancy and proposes interventions for sustaining and advancing the objectives of the ICT4AD policy. Drawing from an extensive review of literature on three conceptualized thematic themes relating to technology (ie, addiction, abduction and adoption), policymakers in education and stakeholders in HE will be able to identify their roles in guaranteeing the success of the promulgated ICT4AD policy. Viable areas of research are also discussed in the study.

Practitioner notes

What is already known about this topic?

• The promulgated information communication and technology for accelerated development (ICT4AD) policy of Ghana hopes to transform the country into a technology-driven economy.
• Technology integration in education and society is still in its infancy in Ghana in this information age.

What this paper adds?

• It gauges the progress of the ICT4AD policy and presents an intricate account of why technology integration in HE in Ghana is still in its infancy and proposes interventions for sustaining and advancing the objectives of the ICT4AD policy.
• It sounds the alarm that the ICT4AD policy is at its terminal stage and calls on policymakers in education to revisit and revise the policy.
• It identifies the main factors curtailing effective technology integration in Ghana.
• It suggests promising steps for Ghana to adopt technology as its engine of growth.

Implications of this study for practice and/or policy

• It provides information to education practitioners and relevant school stakeholders on how to effectively adopt technology to develop 21st-century skills among learners.
• It explores the potential channels for policymakers in education to revisit and reinvest in the ICT4AD policy for the successful attainment of the policy objectives.
• It calls on countries with similar contexts like Ghana to adopt a multifaceted approach to drive ICT initiatives.