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Te-Sheng Chang; Alexander MacDonald Haynes – Educational Gerontology, 2025
Curricula have historically overlooked non-heteronormative education for elderly populations. The purpose of this study was to assess attitude changes toward same-sex relationships among Taiwanese older adults before and after taking a curriculum focused on the lived experiences of same-sex partners. Seventy-six older adults from Hualien County,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Older Adults, Attitude Change
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Billett, Stephen; Leow, Anthony; Chua, Shuyi; Le, Anh H. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated an unprecedented education crisis, causing severe disruption to global education systems. One consequence has been an increased demand for online educational platforms, leading to a shift from face-to-face to online teaching. This was the case in Singapore where online educational provisions were quickly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Continuing Education, Training, Electronic Learning
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Calvert, Megan; Sheen, Younghee – Language Teaching Research, 2015
The creation, implementation, and evaluation of language learning tasks remain a challenge for many teachers, especially those with limited experience with using tasks in their teaching. This action-research study reports on one teacher's experience of developing, implementing, critically reflecting on, and modifying a language learning task…
Descriptors: Action Research, Teaching Methods, Task Analysis, Second Language Learning
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Matthieu, Monica M.; Carter, Lorien; Casner, Robert W.; Edmond, Tonya E. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2016
This study evaluated a continuing education training program designed to increase field educators' capacities to support students in their application of the evidence-based practice (EBP) process. A cohort of social work field instructors and task supervisors from agency-based settings (N = 186) attended a 1-day interactive skill-based training.…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Models, Field Instruction, Continuing Education
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Robelia, Beth; Murphy, Tony – Environmental Education Research, 2012
This paper presents results from 15 little publicized state and national environmental surveys in the US that used similar questions. Our analysis reveals trends in adult understanding of environmental issues. These trends indicate that many may have difficulty making informed decisions about environmental policy as citizens, voters, and…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, State Surveys, Environmental Research, National Surveys
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Sellers, Debra M.; Markham, Melinda Stafford – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2012
The Fashion an Easier Lifestyle with Assistive Technology (FELAT) curriculum was developed as a needs-based, community educational program provided through a state Cooperative Extension Service. The overall goal for participants was to raise awareness of assistive technology. Program evaluation included a postassessment and subsequent interview to…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Program Evaluation, Behavior Change, Educational Technology
Walker, Benjamin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This instrumental case study explored the knowledge and skill set levels of adult learners over the age of 35 with an emphasis in emerging educational technologies. The case study focused on EdD students in four cohorts at the Drexel University Center for Graduate Studies in Sacramento, CA. This research sought to answer the following research…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Adult Students, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students