Knowledge Management Systems
On the promise and actual forms of information technologies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11920364 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nelly P Stromquist (University of Southern California, corresponding author), Nelly Stromquist, Joel Samoff (Stanford University) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 323-332 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Compare A Journal of Comparative and International Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-7925 • E-ISSN: 1469-3623 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/030579200750021955 |
| OpenAlex | W2031597396 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
As globalisation expands, the twin forces of the market and information technologies are pervading the educational arena. One instance is the Knowledge Management System (KMS), which proposes to produce easily retrievable materials via the Internet and hypertext. KMS attempts to be more than a mere data bank, for it seeks to provide highly selected and targeted knowledge. For its implementation, KMS depends on a manager to determine what constitutes 'relevant' and 'best' evidence. Since powerful institutions in the North are the most likely to develop KMS, this innovation augurs further dominance by the North, with detrimental consequences for the South in the selection of research that fits ideological and methodological paradigms preferred by such institutions. Further, the notions of 'just-in-time' knowledge and 'best practices' risk confusing what is bound to become segmented and decontextualised information with what should be knowledge (and wisdom) appropriate for educational decision-making
Business · Data science · Knowledge management · Management science · Process management · Risk analysis (engineering · Big Data and Business Intelligence · Computer Science · Engineering
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2020 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |