a r t i c l e i n f o Technology has altered the traditional academic library beyond recognition. These dramatic changes have im-pacted significantly on the knowledge and skills requirements for LIS professionals practising in this environment. While there have been studies in other parts of the world which have investigated the knowledge and skills requirements for the digital era academic lib...

Our learning design for lifelong learning has been developed during the past ten years at the Teacher Education unit at Stockholm University. The same design but with different content has been used to higher the competence of different target groups; teachers in the field, policemen, medical personal, headmasters etc. As an example we will present our learning design for the course “Steps for ...

THE MODERN CONCEPT of evalu ation has evolved gradually in recent decades from a newer philosophy of education and the development of newer techniques of assessing growth and development. The newer philos ophy of education has emphasized the responsibility of the educator not only for the development of tangible con cepts, information, skills and habits but also the less tangible attitudes, app...

Understanding the factors which shape students’ IT career choices will allow educators to design recruitment and retention strategies to tackle the enrolment challenges. The objective of this researchin-progress is to explore the effects of two such factors, i.e., IT skills Self-efficacy(SE) and IT Skills Importance, on students’ attraction to IT careers. A survey methodology was used to achiev...

Non-technical skills are of increasing importance in surgery and surgical training. A traditional focus on technical skills acquisition and competence is no longer enough for the delivery of a modern, safe surgical practice. This review discusses the importance of non-technical skills and the values that underpin successful modern surgical practice. This narrative review used a number of source...

Adolescents who use a variety of cognitive and behavioral self-management strategies have been shown to report reduced rates of early-stage substance use, but little is known about how these personal competence skills may be protective. In a series of structural equation models, this study examined the association between competence skills and substance use over a 3-year period among 849 suburb...