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Direct linkKalisch, Hilary R.; Coughlin, Deanna R.; Ballard, Sharon M.; Lamson, Angela – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2013
Analysis of student journals examined the effect intergenerational service-learning had upon undergraduate students' attitudes and perceptions of older adults. Students (N = 102) engaged in 12 hours of service-learning with older adults that included writing structured reflection journals. Coding involved open, axial, and selective coding with…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Service Learning
Reushle, Shirley, Ed.; Antonio, Amy, Ed.; Keppell, Mike, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The discipline of education is a multi-faceted system that must constantly integrate new strategies and procedures to ensure successful learning experiences. Enhancements in education provide learners with greater opportunities for growth and advancement. "Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Student Centered Learning, Open Education
Download full textArendale, David R., Ed. – Online Submission, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this directory was to identify, describe, and evaluate evidence that the education practices improve academic performance, close the achievement gap, and improve persistence towards graduation for low-income, first-generation, and historically-underrepresented 6th grade through college students. Method: The sample for the…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Evidence Based Practice, Achievement Gap, Academic Achievement
North Carolina Community College System, 2014
The Performance Measures for Student Success Report is the North Carolina Community College System's major accountability document. This annual performance report is based on data compiled from the previous year and serves to inform colleges and the public on the performance of North Carolina's 58 community colleges. In 2010, President Scott Ralls…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Accountability
Huibregtse, Jon; Holloway, Lorretta M.; Greenberg, Scott – Continuing Higher Education Review, 2012
In spring 2010, institution-wide budget cuts resulted in several layoffs at Framingham State University (FSU), including the position of Associate Dean of the Division of Graduate and Continuing Education (DGCE). In his position as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of DGCE, Scott Greenberg asked their Vice President for…
Descriptors: Deans, Adult Students, Continuing Education, Program Development
Sambrook, Sally; Stewart, Jim – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2010
Purpose: This paper seeks to analyse and explore the results of a research project, which aimed to identify recent and current research on TLA within HRD programmes. From that base the project also intended to identify areas for future research and a basis for establishing a Special Interest Group. Design/methodology/approach: A comprehensive…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Instruction
North Carolina Community College System, 2013
The Performance Measures for Student Success Report is the North Carolina Community College System's major accountability document. This annual performance report is based on data compiled from the previous year and serves to inform colleges and the public on the performance of North Carolina's 58 community colleges. In 2010, President Scott Ralls…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Accountability
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
Clinton, Gregory; Rieber, Lloyd P. – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2010
The Studio curriculum in the Learning, Design, and Technology (formerly Instructional Technology) program at a large research-extensive university in the southeastern U.S. represents a deliberate application of contemporary theory of how adults learn complex information in ill-structured domains. The Studio curriculum, part of a graduate program…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Adult Learning, Graduate Study, College Curriculum
Stevens, Charlotte; Kelly, Patrick – Open Learning, 2012
How do open and distance learning institutions review and renew themselves to ensure their continued fitness for purpose? Here we report on the work of a change team in the UK Open University, a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning created to examine, innovate and improve student support. The existence of the Centre for five years from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Teamwork, Change Strategies
Puchner, Laurel; Taylor, Ann R.; Harris, Valorie K.; Marshall, Rick W.; Powell, Margaret – Community College Enterprise, 2010
A grant project was designed to facilitate the transition of students from a community college adult education program into a community college credit-degree program in manufacturing. Key features of the program included a focus on identifying policy implications; bridging the separation between the adult education segment of the community college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Adult Education, Adult Students, Transitional Programs
Nikolaki, Evi; Koutsouba, Maria I. – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2012
In distance education both the physical separation between learner and instructor, and the use of technology create an educational environment that is characterized by learning autonomy and the learner's active involvement. Because of these, self-regulated learning constitutes an inseparable concept of distance education. This study explores the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asynchronous Communication, Educational Environment, Open Universities
Cunningham, DiAnne H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Scope and method of study. This descriptive case study was designed to describe the critical issues surrounding Baby Boomers and their motivations to attend community college, in addition to their perceptions of learning and curriculum needs. Additionally the study explored what these Baby Boomers plan to do after completing their courses and…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Retirement, Community Colleges, Focus Groups
Shak Wai Han, Therese – New Horizons in Education, 2008
Background: In the early 1980s, the author of this article researched, in her M.Ed thesis, the state of adult education in Hong Kong with regard to its general support and delivery through university channels. At that time, adult education had a separate identity and, since, has generally become vocationalized, creditized or subsumed into…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Educational Change
Whitebook, Marcy; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura; Almaraz, Mirella – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2011
The "Learning Together" longitudinal study focuses on four counties' efforts to expand bachelor's degree opportunities in early care and education (ECE) for adults currently working in the field. The "student cohort model"--in which small groups of ECE students with similar interests and characteristics pursue a bachelor's…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Adult Students, Nontraditional Students, Bachelors Degrees
