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1990

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The Importance Of Technology Assessment Procedures For Missionary Trainees, James Michael Hoeksema Jan 1990

The Importance Of Technology Assessment Procedures For Missionary Trainees, James Michael Hoeksema

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The purpose of this study was to identify those technology assessment (TA) procedures that are most important to teach to missionary trainees. This was based on the perceptions of the chief executive officers of U.S. Protestant mission agencies.

A survey was used to collect the research data. A total of 175 usable survey instruments were returned (25.6%). Analysis of the data consisted of frequency distributions and Chi-square.

A "common core" of TA procedures which are being used by mission agencies was identified. These were: (a) on-site field investigation, (b) committee meetings, (c) brainstorming, (d) personal interviews, (e) review of related …