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A New Social Science? Statistics Outgrowing Other STEM Fields

TeachThought - Learn better.

Overall, the number of statistics bachelor’s degrees has grown from 526 in 2003 to 1,678 in 2013. The Occupational Outlook Handbook , published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, finds that the number of statisticians will grow by 27% between 2012 and 2022, far outpacing the projected 11% growth rate for all other career fields.

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May 31 - Interview with James Bosco on Digital Media and Participatory Learning

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

For the past 3 years CoSN has been involved in a project which is called " Participatory Learning in Schools: Leadership and Policy." Bosco is currently serving as principal investigator for a MacArthur Foundation project titled "Schools and Participatory Culture: Overcoming Organizational and Policy Barriers." and Catherine T.

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A traditional model of organizational knowledge creation

Connecting 2 the World

It also becomes a tangible representation of tacit knowledge for both group members and those outside of the group (Conceicao, Heitor, & Veloso, 2003; Yaklief, 2002). The emerging importance of knowledge for development: Implications for technology policy and innovation. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001). References Akgun, A.,

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Expertise, competency, and content

Connecting 2 the World

The handbook of competency mapping: Understanding, designing and implementing competency models in organizations, 2nd edition. Research Policy, 39-46. The Knowledge Evolution. Newton, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann. Lynn, G., & Byrne, J. Organizational learning: A socio-cognitive framework. Human Relations, 839-868. Cook, S., & Brown, J.

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Truth, truthiness, triangulation and the librarian way: A news literacy toolkit for a “post-truth” world

NeverEndingSearch

The Verification Handbooks are a wonderful lens into this complicated process.). FactCheck.org : Annenberg Public Policy Center’s nonpartisan, nonprofit “consumer advocate” for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. On news literacy. Resources for building a news literacy toolkit.