A PROPOSED STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERCEIVED USEFULNESS AND ADOPTION OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Many developing countries currently face common problems regarding Information and Communications Technology (ICT). These problems typically include the lack of technical and know-how knowledge and the lack of appropriate technologies to meet their information processing and software needs. The situation worsens with the absence of adequate investment in technology and clear policies for technology adoption and use. Increasing interest in end users’ reactions to ICT has elevated the importance of theories that predict and explain ICT acceptance and use. This paper seeks to investigate the application of two such theories, the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), and the Theory of Adoption and Diffusion to FOSS, to the adoption rate of FOSS in the Jamaican Public Sector

The discovery of a church\u27s purpose through corporate spiritual discernment

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Ecopedagogy in the Fourth Grade Classroom: Reflections on Implementing a Multidisciplinary STEAM Program

This article is about teaching ecoliteracy/ecopedagogy in K-12 classrooms throughout North Alabama. Rather than present the information to students as a standalone science program, this research advocates for a cross curricular approach that grounds ecoliteracy in the social justice issues that necessary to teach about sustainability. This research employed a mixed method design as the current agriculture and biology curriculums were modified for cultural relevancy. The qualitative methods consisted of case studies and the quantitative methods consisted of analyzing the data collected utilizing the Connectedness to Nature scale, which was developed in 2004

Science requirements for a global change technology architecture trade study

Science requirements for a global change technology initiative (GCTI) Architecture Trade Study were established by reviewing and synthesizing results from recent studies. A scientific rationale was adopted and used to identify a comprehensive set of measureables and their priorities. Spatial and temporal requirements for a number of measurement parameters were evaluated based on results from several working group studies. Science requirements were defined using these study results in conjunction with the guidelines for investigating global changes over a time scale of decades to centuries. Requirements are given separately for global studies and regional process studies. For global studies, temporal requirements are for sampling every 1 to 12 hours for atmospheric and radiation parameters and 1 day or more for most earth surface measurements. Therefore, the atmospheric measureables provide the most critical drivers for temporal sampling. Spatial sampling requirements vary from 1 km for land and ocean surface characteristics to 50 km for some atmospheric parameters. Thus, the land and ocean surface parameters have the more significant spatial variations and provide the most challenging spatial sampling requirements