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ERIC Number: EJ383172
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Is Knowledge Really Power?
Gold, Robert S.; Kelly, Miriam A.
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v19 n4 p40-46 Aug-Sep 1988
There is a vast difference between factual information and a sense of understanding that comes from the organization of knowledge in a way in which it can be used in decision processes. Recognition of interdependencies and interrelatedness leads to understanding and utilization. (JD)
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adoption (Ideas), Cognitive Ability, Creative Development, Health Education, Information Utilization, Intellectual Development, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (Kansas City, MO, April 8, 1988).