Article history: Received 21 June 2009 Received in revised form 6 April 2010 Accepted 27 June 2010 Available online 29 July 2010 Rational choice models predict that political competition and political participation have opposite effects on the size of government. We investigate these theories using data from a panel of 18 Latin American countries during the 20th century. Our research builds evi...

BACKGROUND eHealth resources offer new opportunities for older adults to access health information online, connect with others with shared health interests, and manage their health. However, older adults often lack sufficient eHealth literacy to maximize their benefit from these resources. OBJECTIVE This review evaluates the research design, methods, and findings of eHealth literacy intervent...

Introduction. This paper argues for increased research consideration of the conceptual overlap between information seeking and information literacy, and for scholarly attention to theory-based empirical research that has potential value to practitioners. Method. The paper reviews information seeking and information literacy research, and highlights the exceptional research of Louise Limberg and...

The burden of resolving an environmental problem is typically shared among several responsible parties. To clarify the nature and extent of the problem, these parties must provide information to the regulator. Based on this information, the regulator will instigate an investigation of the problem, to determine an appropriate remedy. This paper investigates the incentives facing agents to promot...

I today’s global market environment, enterprises are increasingly turning to use of distributed teams to leverage their resources and address diverse markets. Individual members of structurally diverse distributed teams need to develop their collaboration know-how to work effectively with others on their team. The lack of face-to-face cues creates challenges in developing the collaboration know...

Purpose: The aim of this study is to design a model of media literacy education in high school. Methodology: Since this research seeks to design a model or theory derived from the heart of data, so the data theorizing method of the foundation was chosen. To achieve this goal, with the opinion of the specialized council of the Book of Thought and Media Literacy, a practical case study was consi...

This article reviews the literature on emergent literacy in young deaf children, focusing on the nature and course of both emergent reading and emergent writing. Beginning with definitions and background information concerning emergent literacy as a field of study, it examines instructional approaches that support emergent literacy learning. The review of the literature is organized into four m...

This article uses James Paul Gee’s distinction between acquisition and learning to consider the context of GED tutoring in a correctional facility. It draws on the notion of performance, as defined in Judith Butler’s work and in queer theory, to consider the ways that literacy and identity are performed in the space of the prison. Arguing that Butler’s broader definition of performance, while h...