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Author Schneckenberg, Dirk, author

Title Educating tomorrow's knowledge workers : the concept of ecompetence and its application in international higher education / Dirk Schneckenberg
Published Delft [Netherlands] : Eburon, 2008
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (467 pages) : illustrations, tables
Series ESC Rennes Management Series
ESC Rennes management series.
Contents Educating Tomorrow's Knowledge Workers; Brief Contents; Comprehensive Contents; List of Tables and Figures; 1. Introduction -- Research Project, Content and Relevance; 2. State of Research; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Knowledge Society; 2.3. ICT Potential; 2.4. eStrategy; 2.5. Change Management Models in US and EU Context; 2.6. Academic Staff as Target Group; 2.7. eCompetence in Universities as Subject of Investigation; 2.8. Individual and Organisational Level of eCompetence; 2.9. Competence Development Measures in Universities; 2.10 Main Areas for Investigation
3. Research Design -- Key Assumptions, Questions, Methods and Work Steps3.1. Aim of This Research; 3.2. Research Idea and Context; 3.3. Target Groups; 3.4. Core Question for This Study; 3.5. Key Assumptions for This Study; 3.6. Structure of This Study; 3.7. Main Research Questions in This Study; 3.8. Preparatory Work; 3.9. Research Data, Methods and Work Steps; 4. The Concept of Competence; 4.1. Work Definition of Competence for Specific Research Context; 4.2. Popularity and Relevance of the Concept of Competence; 4.3. Complexity of the Concept of Competence
4.4. Interdisciplinary Theoretical Background for the Concept of Competence4.5. Attribution Levels for Competence; 4.6. Key Components of Competence; 4.7. Concept of Action Competence; 4.8. Conclusions; 5. The Concept of eCompetence for Academic Staff; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. The Concept of eCompetence -- A Clarification; 5.3. Conceptual Approach for Individual eCompetence; 5.4. Conceptual Approach for Organisational eCompetence; 5.5. Classification of Competence Profiles in Competence Matrix; 5.6. Conclusions; 6. The Role of Universities and Faculty in eCompetence Measures; 6.1 Introduction
6.2. A Systemic Macro-Level Perspective on Universities6.3. Faculty Members as Target Group for eCompe-tence Development; 6.4. Conclusions; 7. Types of Competence Development Measures for Academic Staff; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Training vs. Competence Development; 7.3. Trends in Innovative Competence Development Measures; 7.4. Types of Measures for eTeaching Competence Development; 7.5. Conclusion; 8. Analysis and Interpretation of Empirical Evidence; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Interpretative Framework for eCompetence Practices; 8.3. Analysis and Categorisation of eCompetence Practices
8.4. Conclusions9. Final Results and Further Research Perspective; References
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 10, 2014)
Subject Educational technology -- Europe
Education, Higher -- Europe -- Computer-assisted instruction
Teachers -- Training of -- Europe
Universities and colleges -- Technological innovations -- Europe
Education, Higher -- Computer-assisted instruction
Educational technology
Teachers -- Training of
Universities and colleges -- Technological innovations
Europe
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9789059728615
9059728610