Inclusion Of Information Technology Research Articles

The emergence of the “information have-less” class of labor in the information age and its presence in Egypt

PurposeAt the beginning of the 21st century, a new class of information workers, the “information have-less” has risen. This class of workers alleviates the influence of information and communication technologies (ICTs) revolution on poverty and unemployment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the presence of this class of workers in Egypt and assess the size and potential growth of this category of workers.Design/methodology/approachThe study clarifies the conceptual framework of the new division of labor, in the information age. The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology and Information and Decision Support Center websites provided secondary data for this study. These data are used to assess the size of “the information have less” in Egypt.FindingsThe division of work and class, in the 21st century, depends on the level of skills possessed to work with ICTs. So, class and labor nowadays could be divided into self-programmable labor (Innovators). Information have-less labor class, adding value to the economy by learning skills and presenting repetitive work. Generic labor class, who cannot work with ICTs, and work in jobs, that do not need computers or other ICTs. The study has shown that the “information have-less” labor class is present in Egypt since the beginning of the 21st century, in all its categories; entrepreneurism, the service sector and the manufacturing sector. There are approximately 50% of this labor class in the service sector and only 13% of the information have-less works in manufacturing sector despite the great opportunities that Egypt has to expand manufacturing to absorb more employment. The inclusion of information technology (IT), in all domains, has not decreased employment in Western countries but has reallocated information have-less employment toward the service sector, and there would probably be the same effect in Egypt.Practical implicationsThe study highlights the need for Egyptian policymakers to encourage the manufacturing and service sectors to provide huge working opportunities. The Egyptian government has to change the educational policies, at all stages, to include digital learning skills so IT can be incorporated in a wide range of economic activities. Further research includes: conducting a survey to measure the contribution of the entrepreneurial part of the information have-less employment in Egypt. In addition, a model may be developed, by the researcher to examine the reallocation of employees in Egypt.Originality/valueStudying employment, in Egypt, using the conceptual framework of the information age is rarely being done.

Motivation of the coaching and teaching staff in modern conditions of the implementation of sports training

The article is devoted to the review of the impact of modern conditions on the activities of sports schools. The conducted research suggests that the inclusion of information technologies in the training process can increase the level of motivation of the coaching and teaching staff for professional activity.

PERSPECTIVE ON THE INCLUSION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE CHILDRENS AND ADOLESCENT CURRICULUM

This article aims to reflect on the inclusion of information technology in the curriculum for children and adolescents, education is always something widely discussed in all areas of society and with the increasing advance of computational technology. Technology is well present in education, but in a wrong way, usually used in classrooms often to find answers to tests and activities, leading to a side that will not bring a gain to students or society, so reflection on a possible inclusion is necessary, to bring benefits to students and society in which this student is inserted, this article analyzes the responses of a group of people who were interviewed through a form, thus bringing a small notion about public opinion on this subject.

“Who Guards the Guards?”

The studies about panopticism have a highlighted spot on organizational researches. Recently, with the inclusion of information technology, it creates the digital panopticon, in which informational systems perform the control, including on the vigilantes themselves (managers). Thus, this study addresses hierarchy, power, and the insertion of information technology in banking organizations to understand the perception of managers about their power over the team on this new kind of materialization of power. For such, this qualitative exploratory research used interview and observation as data collection and triangulation techniques. The treatment of information performed was by speech analysis. The analysis of collected data revealed that the manager is not responsible for the conception of work anymore, because they became a task performer, showing their subjection to the system of the establishment and target control; after all, the power is in the system.

Robotics and information technologies in education: four countries from Alpe-Adria-Danube Region survey

This paper presents the results of the survey that was conducted during 2018 in four countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. The survey is a part of activities within the project “Increasing the well being of the population by RObotic and ICT based iNNovative education” (RONNI), funded by the Danube Strategic Project Fund (DSPF). The survey included two target groups: the teachers/experts and the parents; and the corresponding questionnaires (QR) were delivered to schools in each of the participating countries. A total of 428 subjects participated in the survey (231 parents and 197 teachers/experts). Seven hypotheses related to stakeholders attitudes and opinions were formed and tested in the work, showing highly favorable sentiment toward inclusion of robotics and information technology (IT) in the classroom but with some exceptions. The conclusions drawn, based on the analysis of the results, can be used for proposing strategies and methodologies aimed at boosting inclusion of IT in the teaching process, transferable across the regions to support effective learning as well as to identify possible problems with their implementation in relation to attitudes of stakeholders: teachers and parents.

Information Technology in Sport Management Curricula

We study the breadth of inclusion of information technology in sport management (SM) programs, surveying program sponsoring colleges and universities within a prominent state-university system. Our results indicate a very low number of SM programs require any type of information technology courses as part of their core requirements. In fact, only three programs have a requirement for a technology course specific to SM. To aid in the adoption of software and information technology into SM programs, we researched software systems that may provide skills to enhance the various components of SM. In an effort to make our recommendations even more meaningful, we pair specific software programs and their attributes with particular courses in SM. Moreover, we consider the common professional component requirements of the SM accrediting body Commission on Sport Management Accreditation and make suggestions as to how our software discoveries might aid colleges and universities in meeting accreditation requirements.

Practical Experience of Blended Mentoring in Higher Education

The need of a guided and supervised learning has become the cornerstone of the new model of higher education. One response to such need has been the introduction of mentoring programs to facilitate student learning and to provide guidance. In this way, the main aim of our study is to determine the extent to which the implementation of information technology (IT) into a traditional mentoring program, improves students’ global satisfaction, and therefore its effectiveness. A survey was conducted of program participants’ overall satisfaction with the mentoring and also with each of the activities carried out. We concluded that the inclusion of IT in a traditional (face-to-face) mentoring model increases overall student satisfaction with the program, and thus its effectiveness. The findings obtained can serve as a resource to clarify the importance of educational interventions in the field of student guidance, to design new mentoring programs and to improve existing ones.

Effectiveness of a strategy that uses educational games to implement clinical practice guidelines among Spanish residents of family and community medicine (e-EDUCAGUIA project): a clinical trial by clusters.

BackgroundClinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been developed with the aim of helping health professionals, patients, and caregivers make decisions about their health care, using the best available evidence. In many cases, incorporation of these recommendations into clinical practice also implies a need for changes in routine clinical practice. Using educational games as a strategy for implementing recommendations among health professionals has been demonstrated to be effective in some studies; however, evidence is still scarce. The primary objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a teaching strategy for the implementation of CPGs using educational games (e-learning EDUCAGUIA) to improve knowledge and skills related to clinical decision-making by residents in family medicine. The primary objective will be evaluated at 1 and 6 months after the intervention. The secondary objectives are to identify barriers and facilitators for the use of guidelines by residents of family medicine and to describe the educational strategies used by Spanish teaching units of family and community medicine to encourage implementation of CPGs.Methods/designWe propose a multicenter clinical trial with randomized allocation by clusters of family and community medicine teaching units in Spain. The sample size will be 394 residents (197 in each group), with the teaching units as the randomization unit and the residents comprising the analysis unit. For the intervention, both groups will receive an initial 1-h session on clinical practice guideline use and the usual dissemination strategy by e-mail. The intervention group (e-learning EDUCAGUIA) strategy will consist of educational games with hypothetical clinical scenarios in a virtual environment.The primary outcome will be the score obtained by the residents on evaluation questionnaires for each clinical practice guideline. Other included variables will be the sociodemographic and training variables of the residents and the teaching unit characteristics. The statistical analysis will consist of a descriptive analysis of variables and a baseline comparison of both groups. For the primary outcome analysis, an average score comparison of hypothetical scenario questionnaires between the EDUCAGUIA intervention group and the control group will be performed at 1 and 6 months post-intervention, using 95 % confidence intervals. A linear multilevel regression will be used to adjust the model.DiscussionThe identification of effective teaching strategies will facilitate the incorporation of available knowledge into clinical practice that could eventually improve patient outcomes. The inclusion of information technologies as teaching tools permits greater learning autonomy and allows deeper instructor participation in the monitoring and supervision of residents. The long-term impact of this strategy is unknown; however, because it is aimed at professionals undergoing training and it addresses prevalent health problems, a small effect can be of great relevance.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02210442.

Mathematics Education and Information Technologies in Emerging Economies

International studies indicate that some countries are failing to produce enough quality graduates in Science and Engineering (S & E). Unfortunately, basic research and strong structured initiatives in S & E education are scarce in these countries. We take Mexico as a case study and examine university teachers’ beliefs and perceptions on some aspects of the learning-teaching process of university mathematics and their opinions in the inclusion of Information Technologies (IT) in the S&E educational process. Analysis of the results indicates that students are failing in critical aspects of the mathematics learning process. The information collected results pivotal in the development and implementation of successful IT based educational initiatives. It is especially important in countries that possess non-homogeneous socioeconomic, cultural, technical and educational settings.

Entre el uno y el cero. El rol del docente y el estudiante en la investigación-acción en informática educativa en Colombia

<p>El presente artículo plantea el rol y el lugar del docente y del estudiante en el contemporáneo interés de la investigación en informática educativa, además de la inclusión masiva de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en los contextos escolares.</p><p>Desde un abordaje de la implementación y el desarrollo de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para los contextos educativos como un fenómeno contemporáneo, se plantea la<br />idea de una metodología de investigación que se ha decidido denominar iaie o investigaciónacción en informática educativa como variante de la investigación-acción educativa (iae), puesto que resalta y diferencia el rol del docente y del estudiante.</p><p>Se sostiene en la iae que es el docente el responsable del cambio de su práctica. Sin embrago, el acto educativo del aula no es un acto individual, es por su naturaleza colectivo. Es decir, no es solo el docente el actor en este escenario, también lo son los estudiantes y según se sostiene en la iae este método se orienta hacia el cambio de las condiciones de la realidad social desde la participación de los actores involucrados en el fenómeno. En ese sentido vale la pena preguntarse ¿Cuál sería el rol investigativo de los estudiantes en la transformación del fenómeno social educativo del cual hacen parte?, ¿La investigación acción educativa solo debe invitar al docente a participar en el proceso de construcción de conocimiento y transformación de la realidad educativa?</p>

Reseña del libro: Una mirada a las cadenas productivas con perspectiva de modelamiento con dinámica de sistemas

<p>El presente artículo plantea el rol y el lugar del docente y del estudiante en el contemporáneo interés de la investigación en informática educativa, además de la inclusión masiva de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación en los contextos escolares. Desde un abordaje de la implementación y el desarrollo de tecnologías de la información y la comunicación para los contextos educativos como un fenómeno contemporáneo, se plantea la idea de una metodología de investigación que se ha decidido denominar iaie o investigaciónacción en informática educativa como variante de la investigación-acción educativa (iae), puesto que resalta y diferencia el rol del docente y del estudiante.</p><p>Se sostiene en la iae que es el docente el responsable del cambio de su práctica. Sin embrago, el acto educativo del aula no es un acto individual, es por su naturaleza colectivo. Es decir, no es solo el docente el actor en este escenario, también lo son los estudiantes y según se sostiene en la iae este método se orienta hacia el cambio de las condiciones de la realidad social desde la participación de los actores involucrados en el fenómeno. En ese sentido vale la pena preguntarse ¿Cuál sería el rol investigativo de los estudiantes en la transformación del fenómeno social educativo del cual hacen parte?, ¿La investigación acción educativa solo debe invitar al docente a participar en el proceso de construcción de conocimiento y transformación de la realidad educativa?</p>

Information Technology in the National Curriculum

Abstract The inclusion of information technology (IT) within the National Curriculum for 5–16 year old pupils in schools in England and Wales has major implications. This paper attempts to outline the aims and requirements of IT in the curriculum, to identify some of the major issues, and to suggest ways of addressing these issues.