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The Status and Development of Infopreneurship in Nigeria and South Africa
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Ivwurie, Osborne Mudia; Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2016
In this study, we argue that there are unemployed information sector graduates who could benefit greatly from infopreneurship if more awareness and popularization of the practice were achieved. The purpose of this study was to investigate the status and development of infopreneurship in Nigeria and South Africa. The study focused on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Interviews, Observation
Service Quality, User Satisfaction and Net-Benefits' Effect on e-School Success: The Case of NEPAD's e-School Pilot in Kenya
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Nyagowa, Hesbon O.; Ocholla, Dennis N.; Mutula, Stephen M. – Education for Information, 2013
This study was conducted to determine the effect of a set of dimensions on e-School success in a cross-sectional study of NEPAD's e-School pilot in Kenya. All of the six e-Schools participating in the NEPAD's e-School pilot in Kenya were selected. The study used survey methodology. Students and teachers in those schools formed the study…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Foreign Countries, User Satisfaction (Information), Pilot Projects
Training for Library and Information Studies: A Comparative Overview of LIS Education in Africa.
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Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2000
Provides a comparative overview of manpower development and training for library and information services (LIS) in Africa. Surveys and explores the curricula, programs, accreditation, resources, fieldwork, continuing education, trainees and trainers, and problems, and a list of LIS education institutions in Africa is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Comparative Analysis, Curriculum, Educational Resources
Curriculum Response to a Changing National and International Information Environment: Theoretical and Methodological Paradigms on Review and Revision.
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Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2001
Describes use of a follow-up study and newspaper scanning techniques to collect data to review and revise the Library and Information Science curriculum at the University of Zululand (South Africa). Includes a case study of graduates that investigated whether their training was adequate and a scan of job advertisements. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Foreign Countries
An Overview of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the LIS Schools of Eastern and Southern Africa
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Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2003
Explores and analyses the status and use of ICT in LIS Departments/Schools in selected Eastern and Southern African countries in relation to learning, teaching, research, academic administration, and resource support. ICT is dealt with in the context of information storage, retrieval, communication, interactive learning, MIS and use technologies.…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Technology Uses in Education
Information and Communication Technologies in Library and Information Science Education in Kenya
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Minishi-Majanja, Mabel K.; Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2003
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have become central to education and training in Library and Information Science/Service (LIS) because of the great influence of these technologies on the professional world. This study on Kenya is part of a larger doctoral research project that aims to map and audit the types, nature and diffusion…
Descriptors: Information Science Education, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Auditing of Information and Communication Technologies in Library and Information Science Education in Africa
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Minishi-Majanja, Mabel K.; Ocholla, Dennis N. – Education for Information, 2004
This study mapped and audited the types, nature and diffusion of ICTs in LIS education in sub-Saharan Africa. Questionnaires were sent to 51 LIS schools in 19 countries of sub-Saharan Africa, of which 29 (57%) were returned. Most LIS schools have a significant ICT content in their programs, and most ICT modules are highly rated as core/required…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Information Science Education, Research Tools, Audits (Verification)