Thesis (Ph. D.)--Drexel University, 1989. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 196-201).

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2006. / Title from title screen (site viewed on August 24, 2006). PDF text of dissertation: 156 p. : ill. ; 7.60Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3208127. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm, microfiche and paper format.

Thesis (M. Com.)--University of Canterbury, 2006. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 95-104). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (Ph.D.)(Technology Management)--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Includes summary. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.

Habilitationsschrift--Wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät--Universität Hohenheim, 1993. / Bibliogr. p. 583-632. Index.

Diss.--Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaft--Berlin--Freie Universität, 1990. / Bibliogr. p. XI-LVI. Index.

This thesis is a narrative account of the development of my living theory of practice as a teacher and information communications technologies (ICT) consultant with a national awarding body. Within my two workplaces I experience myself as a living contradiction when my values are denied in practice, in relation to the prohibition of full participation of all participants through the suppression of their voices, or by the imposition of too-rapid organisational change. The thesis accounts for how I have attempted to transform these unsatisfactory situations into life-affirming practices for all through exercising my educational influence in learning for personal and organisational sustainability. The significance of my research lies in my capacity to explain how I hold myself accountable for my improved practice as I develop emancipatory pedagogies and conditions that nurture personal and social wellbeing. I have generated my living theory of emancipatory practice through finding ways to enable myself and others to work in solidarity to exercise our agency through communicative action (Habermas 1975). This is accomplished through realising the potentials of ICT as a form of communicative action within actual and virtual communities of practice, which becomes a significant feature of the originality of my contribution to knowledge of my field. Originality is extended in the production of evidence to test the validity of my theorization of ICT as political action. The multimedia evidence base is continued in the production of a multimedia thesis that accompanies and embeds the linguistic form of the thesis, a communication of my parallel understanding of traditional forms of theory and pedagogy as subsets of their wider inclusional and relational forms. The thesis also explores how values may be clarified in the course of their emergence in practice and transformed into living standards of judgement.

Conferencia realizado del 12 al 14 de setiembre en Lima, Peru del 2012 en el marco del 15º Simposio Internacional de Tesis y Disertaciones Electrónicas (ETD 2012). Evento aupiciado por la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) y la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC). / Objectives: Bringing 33 year of Students Projects one common platform: Institutional Repositories using Dspace software. Methods: Open Source Software -Dspace software is being used for this purpose by converting projects into e-formats. Presentation: 20 minutes: Results: it is a continues process the database of project will be an asset to the institution. SDMCET is an autonomous institution which has more than 33 years of history in engineering education in India. The enormous development in engineering education has kindled the growth of technical innovations of young minds. These young minds are “tech savvy” and bring in new ideas in the form of the projects. The knowledge centre has built Institutional Repository using open source software, Dspace. This is popularly known as “Dspace @ sdmcet.” Today there are more than 3000 students who are perusing their engineering education. The history of database has thirty years of data of projects. These student projects form a very important “innovativeness” of technical explorations which add value to institution which is part of the course. This project is supported by the institution and is a continuous process of archiving and preservation. The plans and implementation is being described in this paper.

Ph.D. (Engineering Management) / This thesis explores the association between language, culture, and technological innovation. This is accomplished by examining primary data, and literature that is based on empirical research on the interplay between language, culture, and technological innovation. Multi, intra, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives are accordingly studied. The intent is to identify, assess and explicate language and cultural factors that support or act as barriers to technological innovativeness. The nature of the role played by these factors is also explored and explained. The methodology employed incorporates both the indigenous and foreign experiences through literature, case studies and primary data. The aim of this study is to understand better how to assist those nations that aspire to be technologically innovative. This research considers the characteristics of the innovation process, and the views and/or characteristics of the innovator. In other words, despite that a historically innovative person or nation and a user or a process of innovation, may all not know precisely why there is an innovation, they can still contribute to the inquiry. Relevant literature, case studies and interviews are used to identify the distinctive patterns and behaviours that characterize innovative people and processes. The thesis creates a theoretical framework that is useful for identifying the intrinsic nature and the rate of influence at various stages during the role played by language and cultural factors in technological innovation. The main contribution and conclusion of this thesis is that, language and/or cultural backgrounds do in fact positively contribute to technological innovation. However, when it comes to promoting and marketing the innovation, the business language plays a more significant role. It is further demonstrated that one’s national or primary culture, in response to needs, exposure, challenges, attitudes, beliefs, and values does play a critical role during the idea generation phase of the technological innovation process.

Magister Bibliothecologiae - MBibl / The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of information and communications technology change on the management and operations of academic libraries. How academic libraries deal with this phenomenon and strategies that could be considered to help deal with an environment where technology constantly change. This study focused on the impact of information and communications technology driven change on the academic library e.g. staff, clients, physical resources and information resources. / South Africa