Publication Date
In 2024 | 1 |
Since 2023 | 2 |
Since 2020 (last 5 years) | 11 |
Since 2015 (last 10 years) | 20 |
Since 2005 (last 20 years) | 62 |
Descriptor
Source
Author
Publication Type
Education Level
Higher Education | 33 |
Postsecondary Education | 17 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 5 |
Elementary Education | 4 |
Adult Education | 3 |
Grade 6 | 3 |
Early Childhood Education | 2 |
Grade 1 | 2 |
Grade 4 | 2 |
Grade 7 | 2 |
Grade 8 | 2 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Practitioners | 131 |
Teachers | 96 |
Administrators | 14 |
Media Staff | 10 |
Students | 8 |
Researchers | 6 |
Policymakers | 3 |
Parents | 1 |
Support Staff | 1 |
Location
Canada | 9 |
United Kingdom | 6 |
Florida | 5 |
Illinois | 5 |
Mississippi | 5 |
North Carolina | 5 |
Texas | 5 |
Australia | 4 |
Arizona | 3 |
Ohio | 3 |
United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 3 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Stanton, Michael – Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 1991
Describes desktop publishing (DTP) and its place in corporations. Lists job titles of those working in desktop publishing and describes DTP as it is taught at secondary and postsecondary levels and by private trainers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Desktop Publishing, Occupational Information, Postsecondary Education, Secondary Education
Peer reviewed
Thompson, Patricia A.; Craig, Robert L. – Journalism Educator, 1991
Examines the underlying assumptions of the rhetoric of desktop publishing promoters. Suggests four criteria to help educators provide insights into issues and challenges concerning desktop publishing technology that design students will face on the job. (MG)
Descriptors: Course Content, Desktop Publishing, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Schleifer, Neal – Classroom Computer Learning, 1986
Describes one teacher's approach to desktop publishing. Explains how the Macintosh and LaserWriter were used in the publication of a school newspaper. Guidelines are offered to teachers for the establishment of a desktop publishing lab. (ML)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Journalism Education, Microcomputers
Peer reviewed
Lucking, Robert; Mitchum, Nancy – School Counselor, 1990
Discusses the fundamentals of desktop publishing for counselors, including hardware and software systems and peripherals. Notes by using desktop publishing, counselors can produce their own high-quality documents without the expense of commercial printers. Concludes computers present a way of streamlining the communications of a counseling…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Counseling Services, Desktop Publishing
Danziger, Pamela N. – 1988
This paper is addressed to librarians and information managers who, as one of the many activities they routinely perform, frequently publish information in such formats as newsletters, manuals, brochures, forms, presentations, or reports. It is argued that desktop publishing--a personal computer-based software package used to generate documents of…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Costs, Information Systems
Burstyn, Joan N., Ed. – 1991
Highlighting changes in the work of people within the university, this book presents nine essays that examine the effects of desktop publishing and electronic publishing on professors and students, librarians, and those who work at university presses and in publication departments. Essays in the book are: (1) "Introduction: The Promise of Desktop…
Descriptors: Desktop Publishing, Electronic Publishing, Faculty Publishing, Higher Education
Lazerick, Beth – Instructor, 1990
This article describes desktop publishing and discusses the features and classroom uses of one of the newest desktop publishing programs. Several desktop publishing projects for teachers and students are suggested. (IAH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Software, Computer Software Reviews, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewed
Crawford, Walt – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Discusses changes that have made desktop publishing appealing and reasonably priced. Hardware, software, and printer options for getting started and moving on, typeface developments, and the key characteristics of desktop publishing are described. The author's notes on 33 articles from the personal computing literature from January-March 1994 are…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Peripherals, Computer Software, Computer Software Selection
Hamilton, Wayne – Educational Technology, 1987
Examines the nature of desktop publishing and how it can be used in the classroom for gifted/talented students. Characteristics and special needs of such students are identified, and it is argued that desktop publishing addresses those needs, particularly with regard to creativity. Twenty-six references are provided. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Creative Development, Electronic Publishing
Peer reviewed
Sullivan, Patricia – College Composition and Communication, 1988
Examines the advantages of using desktop publishing in advanced writing classes. Explains how desktop publishing can spur creativity, call attention to the interaction between words and pictures, encourage the social dimensions of computing and composing, and provide students with practical skills. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
Sims, Harold A. – Educational Technology, 1987
Identifies, considers, and interrelates the functionality of hardware, firmware, and software types; discusses the relationship of input and output devices in the PC-based desktop publishing environment; and reports some of what has been experienced in three years of working intensively in/with desktop publishing devices and solutions. (MES)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Publishing, Input Output Devices, Microcomputers
McCarthy, Robert – Electronic Learning, 1988
Discusses educational applications of desktop publishing at the elementary, secondary, and college levels. Topics discussed include page design capabilities; hardware requirements; software; the production of school newsletters and newspapers; cost factors; writing improvement; university departmental publications; and college book publishing. A…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Printers, Cost Effectiveness, Courseware
Lormand, Robert; Rowe, Jane J. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
The first of two articles presents basic selection criteria for desktop publishing software packages, including discussion of expectations, required equipment, training costs, publication size, desired software features, additional equipment needed, and quality control. The second provides a brief description of desktop publishing using the Apple…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Publishing, Evaluation Criteria, Microcomputers
Beeby, Ellen – 1991
This color-coded teacher's guide contains curriculum materials designed to give students an awareness of various desktop publishing techniques before they determine their computer hardware and software needs. The guide contains six units, each of which includes some or all of the following basic components: objective sheet, suggested activities…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Software, Desktop Publishing
Hall, H. L. – Communication: Journalism Education Today (C:JET), 1988
Reports on the advantages and disadvantages of desktop publishing, using the Apple Macintosh and "Pagemaker" software, to produce a high school yearbook. Asserts that while desktop publishing may be initially more time consuming for those unfamiliar with computers, desktop publishing gives high school journalism staffs more control over…
Descriptors: Computer Graphics, Computer Printers, Computer Software, Computers