Over the course of the 1990s the level of interest as well as the sophistication of best practices in the management of intangible assets have increased dramatically. This article is intended to provide information on the current state of best practices in the management of intellectual capital. In addition, the article will discuss the evolution of best practices in ICM, concepts underlying the activities of companies sophisticated in the management of their intangibles, factors affecting the measurement of intellectual capital, and the ways in which companies tailor their ICM activities to match the needs of their different business strategies.
The results of this study will contribute to the successful integration of group concepts maps as part of a new competency-based nursing program. Results could also be beneficial to programs that wish to adopt concept mapping.
The Hawaii Department of Education anticipates a need for approximately 400 new special education teachers in each of the next three years. This critical need for special education teachers is compounded by an approximate 50% attrition rate every two-year period. Furthermore, individuals who are not certified special education teachers and are working under emergency credentials occupy over 50% of the special education teaching positions. Recently passed state legislation suggests that they may not be eligible for rehire. The Hawaii Department of Education, in an effort to address their shortage of public school teachers, a shortage particularly acute in rural areas, invited Gonzaga University to design a masters level preservice teacher preparation program to be delivered in on the Island of Oahu. The innovative special education teacher preparation program described in this article is based on Gonzaga University's campus based Masters of Initial Teaching program. Components of the modified initial certification program delivered in Hawaii are described, including adjustments to the fieldwork requirements. An overwhelming majority of the participants indicated a desire to continue teaching in the rural Wai'anae community on the island of Oahu.
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