Download or read book Essential Computing Skills for Working Women Or Returners written by Jackie Sherman and published by Gardners Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is for anyone either starting in, or returning to, the workplace and worried about their computer skills. It can be used before making job applications so you can feel confident about computer literacy, or to keep at your desk as a reference guide.
Download or read book Women into Computing written by Gillian Lovegrove and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the majority of the papers presented at the 1990 Women into Computing Conference, together with selected papers from the 1989 and 1988 Conferences. In 1988, the main theme running through the Conference was that of dismay at the low number of women taking computing courses or following computing careers. The 1989 Conference was concerned solely with workshops for schoolgirls and the 1990 Conference concentrated on strategies rather than an assessment of the situation. As editors, we set as our task to make a selection of papers presenting the overall picture in 1990. We found that many of the issues discussed in 1988 are still a cause for concern in 1990, but that strategies to improve the situation are many and varied. Section I contains speeches from the invited speakers and needs little introduction. Section II contains papers covering so me attitudes and issues of concern, ranging from the specific (Gill Russell on child care and Laurie Keller on hacker mentality) through to broader aspects of gender inequality (the papers of Flis Henwood, Margaret Bruce and Alison Adam, and Lyn Bryant). Susan Jones takes a look at the reasons why we should want to see more women in computing, whilst Gillian Lovegrove and Wendy Hall present a more general paper on school and higher education.
Download or read book Women Work and Computerization written by A. Frances Grundy and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1997-05-20 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume considers the submissions to the 6th International IFIP-TC 9/WG 9.1 Conference on Women, Work and Computerization WWC 97. The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and users in the field of information technology. In this book the authors discuss how different areas of society are being transformed by computer technology, but with particular emphasis on changes in women's work and life and how these have come about. Such transformations include the transitions from women's traditional work to work based on modern technology; from communicating within personal communities to communicating within virtual communities; from traditional job gendering to new perspectives on "who does what".
Download or read book Women Work and Computing written by Ruth Woodfield and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-12-28 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although few dispute the computer's place as a pivotal twentieth century artefact, little agreement has emerged over whether the changes it has precipitated are generally positive or negative in nature, or whether we should be contemplating our future association with the computer more with enthusiasm or trepidation. Specifically with regard to the relationship between women and computers, a diverse body of commentary has embraced the views of those who have found grounds for expressing pessimism about this association and those who have favoured a more optimistic assessment of the current situation and its probable future development. This book undertakes a thorough evaluation of the legitimacy and predictive power of the optimistic commentary. Using a large body of original qualitative data, it interrogates the bases of what it identifies as three waves of optimism and in doing so provides answers to some of the key questions asked in this field today.
Download or read book Computer Assisted Learning 1989 written by M.R. Kibby and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains a selection of papers from the CAL '89 Symposium and includes papers on a wide range of topics related to computer assisted learning. Papers selected include those from the following areas: CAL design, electronic mail and networks, hypermedia, learning and cognition, multimedia, CAL policy and practice and artificial intelligence techniques and knowledge base systems.
Download or read book Women at Work written by Jenny Firth-Cozens and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the experience of women at work. The book is divided into three main sections - the first presents underlying gender issues, the second considers the problems caused at work by being female and the third considers the implications of these in relation to specific occupations.
Download or read book Mentoring and Diversity written by Belle Rose Ragins and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations with a diverse workforce will have a leading edge in the New World economy. 'Mentoring and Diversity' illustrates the importance of mentoring as a proactive tool in diversity initiatives, and demonstrates how mentoring can be used to recruit, develop and retain a diverse and innovative workforce. This book brings together new and innovative perspectives on diversity and mentoring relationships within a variety of international settings. 'Mentoring and Diversity' provides a unique blend of research and practice, and is an indispensable guide for any company that seeks to develop a more diverse workforce. It will serve as a fundamental text for practitioners interested in developing effective mentoring programmes and for researchers seeking to understand these critical and complex relationships. Interviews, cases and qualitative data from a variety of international settings are used to support the models and theries developed in the text. These cases illustrate "diversity in action" in mentoring relationships, and provide guidance for developing effective mentoring programmes and diverse mentoring relationships in organizations. The book is composed of four sections that reflect theory, research and practice: * An overview of the theory and research on diversified mentoring relationships, followed by an applied model of diversity in mentoring relationships. * Some empirically based and pragmatic observations of "best practices" that are used by diversified mentoring programmes in various international contexts. * A collection of international case studies of diversity in both mentoring programmes and individual mentoring relationships. These cases illustrate the challenges and benefits associated with diversity in mentoring relationships. Organizational cases are drawn from such companies as Procter & Gamble, Volvo and World Bank. These cases provide practical guidance on how to develop effective mentoring programmes. * An integrative analysis of some of the recurring themes in the case studies that are supported by existing research but also chart new ground for emerging reseach and theory.
Download or read book Poverty and Opportunity written by Jon Glasby and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Birmingham Settlement from Victorian roots to 20th century social work as a registered charity.
Download or read book Women and Work written by Teresa L. Rees and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers a comprehensive picture of women in Wales from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, taking into account differences between women such as rural/urban variation, ethnic origin and the Welsh language, as well as differences between men and women.
Download or read book Getting Out of the House written by Helen Russell and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on interviews and the Living in Ireland Panel Surveys of 1994 and 1999, highlights the difficulties women face when they want to return to employment or education. Covers lack of child care, inadequate recognition of skills obtained outside the workplace, occupational downgrading and underpaid employment, etc.
Download or read book Women and the Labour Market written by Teresa Rees and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-24 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The labour market was undergoing considerable change. In particular, the advance of new technology and the development of positive action training for women had the potential to change patterns of gender segregation in the workplace. Originally published in 1992, Teresa Rees draws on a wide range of international studies of these issues and discusses them in the context of current theoretical and political debate. Based on work carried out by the author in Britain, Germany and Australia, Women and the Labour Market focuses on education and training policy, changes in labour supply, and changes in the nature and size of labour demand. It highlights the obstacles to equality at work, showing how the ideology of the family, the limitations of material reality and the exclusionary mechanisms operated by men have had an adverse impact upon women’s experiences of paid work. As well as underlining the power of patriarchy in shaping the labour market, Women and the Labour Market also discusses the development of policy measures which might have some effect on breaking down gender inequalities. An important contribution to debates at the time, the study puts forward practical suggestions for adjusting the system at the key points of recruitment, training and work organisation.
Download or read book Sessional Papers Printed by Order of the House of Lords Minutes of Proceedings Public Bills Reports from Committees Miscellaneous written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 786 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes lists of orders, rules, bills etc.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology written by Trauth, Eileen M. and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2006-06-30 with total page 1451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This two volume set includes 213 entries with over 4,700 references to additional works on gender and information technology"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Getting In Climbing Up and Breaking Through written by Lynne Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Open and Distance Learning written by Stephen Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed volume reviews the lessons that may be learned from trying to integrate distance learning strategies with face-to-face teaching methods. It contains practical examples from education, commerce and industry.
Download or read book Reflections on Identity written by Neil Hopkins and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2024-01-13 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to extend perspectives on professional identity in education. Chapters consider the notion of expertise, the impact of managerial approaches, the importance of communities of practice, and the effects of increasingly marketised approaches. By using narratives, the book opens up a ‘conversation’ about this important topic. Educators and leaders from a variety of settings will explore their professional experiences and the impact these have had on forming values in the professional role. By drawing on personal experience, individual authors will consider some of the challenges they have encountered as part of identity formation. The significance of organisational cultures is discussed throughout the book and explores the ways in which individual autonomy is both threatened and claimed. Issues discussed include the frequent changes imposed through government initiatives and the social perception of education professionals when compared to other professional roles. Contributions have been drawn from teachers and leaders in schools, colleges, universities and specialist training. Chapter authors have a variety of experiences offering a multi-perspective approach. This will include strategic leadership, operational management and classroom practice, all of which offer insights of interest to educators at various points on the professional journey. The narrative approach adopted by authors provides the opportunity for readers to engage with others’ experiences, enabling personal reflection on their own professional identity.
Download or read book Modern Methods of Lifelong Learning and Distance Education written by Shaloo Sharma and published by Sarup & Sons. This book was released on 2002 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
