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    Oral History: A Viable Methodology for 21st Century Educational Administration Research: National Impact   _______________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT   This article identifies three 21st Century realities that are redefining research in educational administration:  1) the increasing need for relevancy and authenticity in addressing community and school problem solving contexts; 2) the need for a research method that permits the kind of in depth interviewing of knowledgeable individuals with minimal Institutional Review Board (IRB) oversight; and 3) a methodology that can be facilitated by emerging technologies. Oral history has been employed in many disciplines but has seldom been used in educational administration. It offers some promise and the authors suggest possible uses and interpretations of one proposed oral history project and one completed oral history project. ______________________________________________________________________________ Purpose of the Article               The purpose of this article is to examine oral history interviewing and historical research as a viable research method within the broad family of research methodologies in educational administration and educational leadership. The evolution of research methodology in educational administration has been influenced by changing paradigms, changing needs, increasing institutional Review Board (IRB) oversight, and changing technology. Educational administration research differs from other academic disciplines .. more»

Laser technology is used in almost every scope of life, from the miniscule lasers in CD players to the lasers used to scan groceries in the checkout line to the massive lasers in aeronautics design. The discovery of laser technology and the subsequent building of ever-improving lasers have benefited the human race tremendously, particularly through medical advances. Medical lasers cause medical procedures to be quicker, better, and easier than their traditional counterparts. The only drawback is increased cost.In 1917, Albert Einstein was the first person to suggest the basics of what would become lasers, by discussing the theory of Stimulated Emission, which is a type of electron transition in which a photon is emitted from an atom causing a chain reaction with other atoms to repeat the action. In fact, the word laser is an acronym for Light Amplification by the Stimulation Emission of Radiation. Charles Townes, an American physicist, further developed the idea with microwave (invisible) light in the mid- to late-50's and Theodore Maiman built the first working optical (visible) light laser in 1960. Improvements and variations on hundreds of kinds of lasers continue .. more»

April infocomm exhibition in Beijing, there are many businesses that this is " Whiteboard Years ", and proved that this year's growth rate is indeed amazing whiteboard, whiteboard well-known companies there have been new there. Recently, the world's first piece of almost 4 meters long, 7 wide and nearly 1 meter, 2 meters high to the" super back cast digital writing wall "in Beijing, China" days Shibo (TRACEBoard) Factory "was born, no doubt dropping a boulder field to the whiteboard! long after that, days Shibo (TRACEBoard) Company Adds New whiteboard?? HIKey pressure sensitive New, this product in the August 8, 2007 by Beijing Tian Shi Bo (TRACEBoard) the company announced: more than 40 countries around the world simultaneously listed, for a time, the industry's all scared! 8 23, we remember with infinite whiteboard on the day of interest Shibo visited the day Shi Bo (TRACEBoard) Beijing E Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as days of Shi Bo (TRACEBoard)), and the company's general manager Mr. Wang Chuan on the "day of Shi Bo (TRACEBoard) Whiteboard Technology", "100 Ka 100 service", "2007 days Shibo wing activities," and so .. more»