Educational technology as a scientific discipline

Information Technology in Educational Management as an Emerging Discipline

This chapter introduces the application of computerized management information systems in schools and presents a brief history of the dynamic area of Information Technology in Educational Management (ITEM). Subsequently, the background of this special issue and a framework for its contents are portrayed. Finally, an overview is presented of the contents of the special issue. Copyright © 1996 El...

Defining family medicine as a scientific discipline.

Pervasive healthcare as a scientific discipline.

OBJECTIVE The OECD countries are facing a set of core challenges; an increasing elderly population; increasing number of chronic and lifestyle-related diseases; expanding scope of what medicine can do; and increasing lack of medical professionals. Pervasive healthcare asks how pervasive computing technology can be designed to meet these challenges. The objective of this paper is to discuss 'per...

Teaching biomedical technology innovation as a discipline.

Recently, universities in the United States and abroad have developed dedicated educational programs in life science technology innovation. Here, we discuss the two major streams of educational theory and practice that have informed these programs: design thinking and entrepreneurship education. We make the case that the process of innovation for new medical technologies (medtech) is different ...

medical education: how does it flourish as a scientific discipline?

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