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Abstract: The unprecedented growth in the older adult population combined with increased scholarly interest in family dynamics has resulted in the gradual expansion of family gerontology as its own area of study. Consisting of both university faculty and practitioners, family gerontology educators integrate multiple disciplines in order to teach about later life families and are responsible for training diverse audiences. To increase awareness about family gerontology and encourage the advancement of this interdisciplinary field, we conducted a comprehensive review of educational resources specific to family gerontology. Our goal was to enable a wide range of educators to introduce or expand their emphasis on families in later life and to incorporate new resources, topics, and teaching strategies that promote family gerontology education.

Die Digitalisierungsinitiativen im Bildungswesen korrespondieren allemal mit bildungsindustriellen Entwicklungen. In den letzten Jahren sind global vernetzte Entwicklungsdynamiken entstanden, die sich im Kern durch einen bildungsindustriellen Komplex auszeichnen und die auch in Österreich relevant sind. Während einerseits die coronainduzierten Entwicklungsschübe 'digitaler' Bildung vor allem in lerntechnologischen Kontexten begrüßt werden, sind andererseits die internationalen Diskurse zur problematischen Rolle der globalen Bildungsindustrie nicht mehr zu übersehen. Der Beitrag knüpft an diese Diskurse an und sondiert den Stand der Dinge in Österreich. Die von industrieller sowie von bildungspolitischer und bildungstechnologischer Seite häufig suggerierte Alternativlosigkeit eines Innovationspfades wird dabei in Frage gestellt. ; Digitization initiatives in the field of education are always corresponding with developments in the education industry. In recent years, globally networked development dynamics have emerged that are essentially characterized by an education industry complex and are also relevant in Austria. While on the one hand the corona-induced developmental boosts of 'digital' education are welcomed, especially in edtech contexts, on the other hand the international discourses on the problematic role of the global education industry can no longer be ignored. This contribution ties in with these discourses and explores the current state of affairs in Austria. The lack of alternatives to an innovation path, which is often suggested by industry, education policy and education technology, is questioned.

It is in the context of poverty or information exclusion that the massive dissemination of information and technology tools in Senegalese academic libraries responds to an urgent need for transformation and improvement of operational modes as well as modernization of services for different audiences, in particular students. Currently, in almost all academic and research libraries of Senegal digitization activities that crossed the rise of the Internet are being developed. This has created a real increasing effect of digital resources, by the establishment of means of creation and by expansion of access and of sharing of scientific and technical information in higher education institutions. The development of information technology and communication - the true vectors of documentary practices among Senegalese academic libraries users – together with the growth of digital resources, will inevitably turn the traditional relationship between students and libraries upside down. The objective of this thesis is, therefore, to study the transformation of the librarians' profession, information culture of students, and their use of digital resources, with regard to sociocultural, political, economic, and sociotechnical contexts of Senegal; and in the context of the information society under construction. Thus, through this study, a prospective analysis devoted to the development and the emergence of libraries can be constructed. ; C'est dans un contexte de pauvreté ou d'exclusion informationnelle, que la diffusion massive des outils informatiques et technologiques dans les bibliothèques de l'enseignement supérieur sénégalais, répond à un urgent besoin de transformation et d'amélioration des modes de fonctionnement et de modernisation des services offerts aux différents publics, notamment les étudiants. Actuellement, dans la quasi-totalité des bibliothèques de recherche et d'étude des universités du Sénégal, se développent des activités de numérisation qui ont culminé avec l'essor de l'Internet. Cette situation a engendré un véritable effet amplificateur des ressources numériques, par la mise en place de moyens de création, un accroissement des accès et le partage de l'information scientifique et technique dans les établissements d'enseignement supérieur. En tant que véritables vecteurs de transformation des usages et des pratiques documentaires des usagers dans les bibliothèques de l'enseignement supérieur du Sénégal, le développement des technologies de l'information et de communication, et la croissance des ressources numériques, vont inévitablement bouleverser les rapports traditionnels des étudiants aux bibliothèques. L'objectif de la présente thèse, est, dès lors, d'étudier la transformation de la professionnalité des bibliothécaires, la culture informationnelle des étudiants, et les usages qu'ils font réellement des ressources numériques, au regard des contextes socioculturel, politique, économique et sociotechnique du Sénégal, dans un contexte de société de l'information en construction. Ainsi, pourrons-nous, à travers cette étude, arriver à faire une analyse prospective consacrée au développement et à l'émergence des bibliothèques.

This volume argues that moral education in the late 1990s is too abstract and would benefit from the adoption of the practical approach typical of biomedical ethics: "thinking with cases". The author explores various issues of moral epistemology and urges realism in ethics

Few studies have examined the relationship between on-the-job productivity and graduate education using single-firm data. This paper studies the effect of graduate education on job performance using a unique micro-database consisting of military officers. Supervisor ratings and promotion probabilities are examined for professional and technical officers in the US Navy, a hierarchical organization with an internal labor market and up-or-out promotion policies. Singlestage estimates indicate that, among those eligible to be considered for promotion to grade 4, the up-or-out point, those with any graduate degree are more likely to be promoted. The effect is especially pronounced for those who receive a degree via the Navyâ s sponsored, full-time program. However, when instruments that are uncorrelated with promotion are used to predict graduate degree status, the results suggest that a sizeable portion of the relationship between graduate education and promotion is due to unobserved attributes that lead some people to attend (or to be selected for) graduate school and to be more promotable. The selection-corrected estimates of the promotion effect of graduate education are reduced by between 40 and 50%.

Introduction: Education in Israel as a Case Study -- Education for Immigrants and Minorities in the World -- Ideology: Theoretical Concerns and Their Implications for Education -- Ideology as a National Project in Israel -- Policies that Rely on Ideology - Enacting Legislation -- Celebrating Accomplishments - Publicizing the Fulfillment of Ideology -- Ideology Transmuted - Proclaiming Educational Goals -- Implementing Policies - Disseminating Instructions -- Interpreting Policies — From the Ministry to the Field -- Pupils from Russia and the Former Soviet Union in the Israeli School System -- Immigrant Pupils from Ethiopia: Perpetuating Difference -- Palestinian Israelis and their Schooling: Multiculturalism as Maintaining Distance -- Testing the System: Can it be Democratic? — Children of Temporary Immigrant Workers -- Conclusions: Overt Intentions and Manifest Outcomes.

This paper propounds a contract-theoretic model where dowry acts as a screening device to differentiate grooms of varying qualities. In 'arranged' marriage settings that are characterized by incomplete information in the sense that the true quality of the groom remains unobservable to the bride, and in the presence of observable traits like education that are easier for the better quality groom to achieve, education-dowry contracts can potentially serve as a screening instrument. Moreover, increasing dowry levels can be explained through increased educational attainments brought about by modernization and government policies. The paper also discusses historical and narrative evidences in support of its main hypotheses.