Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
| Case Studies | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Adult Students | 1 |
| Asians | 1 |
| Community Colleges | 1 |
| Continuing Education | 1 |
| Cultural Differences | 1 |
| Educational Practices | 1 |
| Focus Groups | 1 |
| Foreign Students | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Two Year Colleges | 2 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| United Kingdom | 2 |
| China | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Download full textBrooks, Carolyn – Adults Learning Mathematics, 2014
In researching how adult numeracy teachers actively motivate and enable learners to apply the numeracy skills they learn to their own real life practices, a case study of two adult numeracy teachers and their learner groups was undertaken. This paper compares the teachers' contrasting personal experiences of mathematics learning to consider how…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Postsecondary Education, Continuing Education, Numeracy
Direct linkMathias, Jinhua; Bruce, Megan; Newton, Douglas P. – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2013
The dissonance between Eastern and Western learning approaches is regarded as an obstacle for Chinese students in adjusting to Western education environments, and one of the reasons is the lack of an understanding of Chinese learning approaches, that is, Chinese learners are uncritically perceived as rote learners. This paper investigates Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Two Year College Students, Asians
