The Dumbest Generation? Don't Be Dumb
Tags: EDITORIALS; GENERATIONS; YOUNG adults; IGNORANCE (Theory of knowledge); KNOWLEDGE gap theory (Communication); KNOWLEDGE base
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- The Dumbest Generation? Don't Be Dumb. Begley, Sharon; Interlandi, Jeneen // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition);6/9/2008, Vol. 151 Issue 23, p60
The author reflects on the ignorance experienced by people in the U.S. under the age of 30. Comparisons are made in the article regarding the knowledge which people had in the past which people do not have today. Reasons for the lack of knowledge by younger generations are mentioned, such as the...
- Confronting therapeutic ignorance. Chalmers, Iain // BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition);8/2/2008, Vol. 337 Issue 7664, p246
The author reflects on the issue of confronting therapeutic ignorance. He suggests that tackling uncertainties about the effects of treatments will help to protect patients. He argues that despite the fact that the results of research have been made more available to the general public and...
- Busting the knowledge gap. Oakley-Browne, Hugh; Tracy, Shirley // Training & Development (1839-8561);Feb2012, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p012
The article focuses on Category 1 and Category 4 types of knowledge where Category 1 is evidence- and science-based knowledge while Category 4 is sometimes called skilled incompetence of blissful ignorance. It notes how many leaders have practised superstition based or myth based knowledge in...
- Wer bestimmt das Nichtwissen? Fischer, Klaus // Erwägen Wissen Ethik;2009, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p119
The article discusses questions related to ignorance and knowledge, such as: are there things we do not want to know?; if so, what?; and how is ignorance socially distributed? Also examined is the validity of equating knowledge with truth and the implications of their dissociation, as well as...
- Introduction. Liao, Yan; Wang, Jianwei // Famous People of China;2006, pN.PAG
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- Train Four Generations Under One Roof. Hardison, Brette // Material Handling & Logistics;Jan2011, Vol. 66 Issue 1, p35
The article discusses the implementation of cross-generational training to bridge generation gap in the labor supply. It notes that an organization can be equipped to overcome knowledge gaps by educating managers and employees about generational conflicts. It mentions that the decline of...
- Investigating Ischemic Stroke Costs and Filling a Critical Knowledge Gap. Demaerschalk, Bart M. // Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences;Nov2012, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p697
The author discusses the costs of ischemic stroke treatment and the gap in disease's information. The author says that ischemic stroke is the most expensive chronic disease in North America along with depression, diabetes, and cancer. He is also critical on the scarcity of quality research about...
- MEDIA USE, DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP, AND COMMUNICATION GAPS IN A DEVELOPING DEMOCRACY. Nisbet, Erik C. // International Journal of Public Opinion Research;Winter2008, Vol. 20 Issue 4, p454
In contrast to most previous scholarship that has examined political communication gaps within developed polities, this study examines the role of such gaps in a developing democracy with high levels of social stratification. Employing the 2001 Afrobarometer survey conducted in Mali, this study...
- Financial Knowledge of the Low-income Population: Effects of a Financial Education Program. Min Zhan; Anderson, Steven G.; Scott, Jeff // Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare;Mar2006, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p53
This study examines the effects of one large financial management training program for low-income people. The data are from tests of pre- and posttraining financial knowledge of 163 participants. The test was designed to measure basic knowledge of participants in five content areas: predatory...
