Users’ Perspective on Regulation to Protect Privacy on the Web     

Byung Lee 《International Information and Library Review》2013,45(3-4):379-402

This research employed Q methodology to examine how much privacy the public wants and what regulation it wants to impose on on-line companies. Respondents were 23 adults who sorted 40 Q-sample statements. Results revealed three factors or types: “absolute privacy advocates”, “consumer first advocates” and “objective privacy advocates”. The three types shared some viewpoints: All strongly agreed that consumers deserve notice and choice when a company uses personal information on themselves, even after they provide personal information for the company. Beyond this overlap, they had their own traits. Absolute privacy advocates believed in absolute privacy protection. They also understood power of on-line technology and were suspicious of companies selling data without considering consumer's benefits, but still did not want to regulate the private sector. Consumer first advocates were interested in consumer protection of privacy while ignoring companies' need to collect data on consumers. Objective privacy advocates wanted to restrict a company in its use of personal data while acknowledging the company's need to collect personal data. Who should be an on-line privacy regulator didn't seem to be a salient issue to the adult groups yet. Direct government intervention or legislation as a privacy protection method did not register strongly with the three groups. Ages and occupations seemed to be no type determiner. But when it comes to on-line purchasing experience, consumer first advocates and objective privacy advocates seemed to do more on-line shopping than absolute privacy advocates.  相似文献   

An Empirical Study on the Research and Critical Evaluation Skills of Law Students     

Michelle M. Wu  Leslie A. Lee 《Legal Reference Services Quarterly》2013,32(3-4):205-238

Although scholars have explored many aspects of legal education, the fundamental analysis of research behavior and the quality of research skills remains somewhat uncharted territory. There have been assessments of the research skills of incoming law students and the effectiveness of various research programs but little to assess skills and preferences of existing law students. Building on surveys and studies from other disciplines, this article describes an effort to gather empirical data on law students' legal research practices.  相似文献   

News Audiences Revisited: Theorizing the Link Between Audience Motivations and News Consumption     

Angela M. Lee 《广播与电子媒介杂志》2013,57(3):300-317

With a plethora of news outlets today, audiences have more choices than ever. Yet, academic and professional understanding of news audiences from a uses and gratifications perspective remains limited. Using a national survey (N = 1143), this study uncovers distinct news consumption patterns across 4 types of motivations, and predicts media uses across 30 sources with noticeably higher explanatory power as compared to previous uses and gratifications studies, answering the question: Who is using what type of news, and why?  相似文献   

Vertical Integration and Market Foreclosure in the Korean Cable Television Industry: An Empirical Study     

Sang-Woo Lee Ph.D.  Changwan Kim Ph.D. 《广播与电子媒介杂志》2013,57(1):54-71

This study investigated vertical foreclosure effects in the Korean cable television market. While it focuses mainly on vertical foreclosure, the study also examined reciprocal carriage between large vertically integrated cable operators. From the analysis of cross-sectional data regarding cable operators' carriage information in Korea, two conclusions were derived. First, vertically integrated cable operators tend to carry their affiliated channels and were less likely to carry their rivals' channels. Second, the data suggest that large vertically integrated cable operators were engaged in reciprocal carriage.  相似文献   

Work Values of Community College Students     

Glenda E. Lee 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(3):241-253

Evaluation often is seen as one of the critical issues facing the two‐year college. This is true in the sense that evaluation is not used as frequently as it should be to aid in making major decisions, but this perspective can exaggerate the intrinsic importance of the field to schools. It is more profitable to view evaluation as a tool for studying other issues. Needs assessment, implementation evaluation, formative evaluation, and summative evaluation constitute the major types of evaluation for making decisions. Each type suggests the general categories of information that must be collected, analyzed, and interpreted, as illustrated by the example of staff development at a two‐year college. Together, the four types, the categories of information and the order in which the types of evaluation occur form a general model of evaluation. Diverse methods for carrying out each type have been developed that permit selection of one appropriate to most situations that may be encountered.  相似文献   

Teaching of English to Undereducated Adults     

J. Conrad Glass Jr.  Lee McGraw Hoffman 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(3):289-302

Abstract

Teaching English to undereducated adults has been a frustrating experience for many teachers. This research review points to various factors that might account for the language-based problems of educationally deficit adults, implications are drawn for classroom teachers.  相似文献   

Texas Community College Funding: Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Ad Valorem Tax Rates and Revenue     

Lee Waller  Joseph Flannery  Kenneth Adams  Stephen Bowen  Kevin Norvell  Suzanne Sherman 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(7):563-573

This article examines ad valorem tax rates per $100 valuation and the resultant tax revenues per in-district contact hour for Texas nonmetropolitan and metropolitan public community colleges. The results of the analyses indicate no difference in ad valorem tax rates between these institutions but demonstrate differences in the resultant tax revenues. Recommendations for further research are provided.  相似文献   

CREATING A COLLABORATIVE CAMPUS CULTURE     

Crystal Lee 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2013,37(6):503-511

Organizational culture influences whether or not community colleges maintain local support as well as overall institutional effectiveness. This paper discusses culture and the context of culture at River Parishes Community College (RPCC) a new institution within the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, currently in its fifth academic year. Implemented to provide faculty, staff, and students with an opportunity to share ideas and strategies for improving student success, the Education for Success through Partnership Rallies on Instruction and Teaching (ESPRIT) expressly aspires to shape campus culture and promote collaboration. This paper discusses organizational culture as well as it reflects the goals and cultural implications of the ESPRIT program at RPCC.  相似文献   

Sewall wright on the method of path coefficients: An annotated bibliography     

Lee M. Wolfle 《Structural equation modeling》2013,20(3):280-291

When Dudley Duncan and others became interested in linear causal models, they discovered a genetic biologist had laid down the groundwork for them over nearly a 50‐year period. This annotated bibliography covers Sewall Wright's development of the method of path coefficients.  相似文献   

An Investigation of Explanation Multiple-Choice Items in Science Assessment     

Ou Lydia Liu  Hee-Sun Lee  Marcia C. Linn 《Educational Assessment》2013,18(3):164-184

Both multiple-choice and constructed-response items have known advantages and disadvantages in measuring scientific inquiry. In this article we explore the function of explanation multiple-choice (EMC) items and examine how EMC items differ from traditional multiple-choice and constructed-response items in measuring scientific reasoning. A group of 794 middle school students was randomly assigned to answer either constructed-response or EMC items following regular multiple-choice items. By applying a Rasch partial-credit analysis, we found that there is a consistent alignment between the EMC and multiple-choice items. Also, the EMC items are easier than the constructed-response items but are harder than most of the multiple-choice items. We discuss the potential value of the EMC items as a learning and diagnostic tool.  相似文献