1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820496703321

Titolo

Big data, open data, open source : Information and records management opportunities and challenges / / guest editor, Anne Thurston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, [England] : , : Emerald Insight, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78441-303-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (105 p.)

Collana

Records Management Journal, , 0956-5698 ; ; Volume 24, Issue 2

Disciplina

651.5

Soggetti

Business records

Records - Management

Information storage and retrieval systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Editorial; Guest Editorial; The mapping, selecting and opening of data; Whither the retention schedule in the era of big data and open data?; Meeting Big Data challenges with visual analytics; Opening research data: issues and opportunities; Open data?; Book review

Sommario/riassunto

The world is experiencing a data revolution. The idea is that data can be used to drive and support development in both the public and the private sectors. This trend, I believe, has major implications for the records and archives profession. The Records Management Journal is taking a lead in initiating debate on this issue, recognizing that the records management community has an important role to play in the move toward Open Data and Big Data Analytics. If records managers can bring their skills and experience to the challenges of managing and protecting data integrity through time, they wil



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910957342203321

Autore

Mountney Ross

Titolo

Learning without school : home education / / Ross Mountney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009

ISBN

9786612059360

9781282059368

128205936X

9781846428630

1846428637

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Disciplina

371.04/2

371.042

Soggetti

Home schooling

Education - Parent participation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT COVER; Learning without School:Home Education; Contents; Introduction; 1 What Is Home Education and Why Do People Do It?; What is home education?; Is it legal?; Frequently asked questions and a few quick answers; Why do people home educate?; Why did we home educate? - A personal story; The advantages of home education; A brief word about friends; The disadvantages; What do you need to home educate?; Summary of the main points; Suggested websites; 2 How Do Parents Start Home Educating?; Considerations when making the decision to home educate

The difference in deciding pre-school, or after the children have beenin schoolThe home education network and how to find support; Deregistering children from school; The role of the local education authority; How home educators fulfil their obligations to the local authority; Making the adjustment from school to home education; Dealing with objections from others; Having confidence in your knowledge of your child; Summary of the main points; Suggested websites; 3 How Do Home Educated Children Learn?; Our traditional view of how children learn; A broader view of how children learn



What children need, both personally and environmentally, in orderto learnThe most valuable learning aid: children's love of learning; How children learn without teaching; How children learn from everyday experiences; The learning value of play; The difference between skills and knowledge; Home educators' different approaches and styles; A tightly structured approach; An autonomous approach; An approach in between; How to choose an approach; The use of time; Motivation; Children having charge of their own learning; Opportunities within the community for learning; Summary of the main points

Suggested websites4 How Do Home Educated Children Find Friends andBecome Socialised?; How children make friends pre-school; How schools do not have exclusivity on friendships; How schools can sometimes harm relationships; The importance of occasional solitude; What social skills do we want our children to have?; How children acquire social skills; How do home educated children find friends?; The home education community; Opportunities for friendships within the local community; Summary of the main points; Suggested websites; 5 What about Curriculum, Subjects and Timetables?

What curriculum actually is and what it's forHow home educating parents use it - or not; How curriculum, subject division and timetables are merely tools or learning, and how to use them as such; Considerations for making your own timetables; Basic subjects and how to approach them; Choosing extra subjects; Subjects that develop valuable life skills; How to use curriculum and timetables to your advantage; Summary of the main points; Suggested websites; 6 What about Tests, Exams and Qualifications?; What tests are for; What home educators use tests for; What exams and qualifications are for

How home educators choose exams and qualifications

Sommario/riassunto

This book explains what home education is; the advantages and disadvantages of this route; how to begin home educating; what you need to do and how to help your child adjust; and how home education affects children's social skills and friendships. It also covers technical aspects, such as the curriculum, core subjects, exams and timetables.