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Pilco, Joel D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The adoption of e-books in the classroom has been a topic of research from different perspectives. While some studies documented the implementation of digital textbooks in K-12 and higher education classrooms, there was no evidence of research related to the introduction and use of e-books in the adult English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom.…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, English (Second Language)
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Chung, Grace Y.; Brown, Gina; Gibson, Desmond – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Melanoma incidence is increasing among Hispanics/Latinos in California. This community-based project reached out to a rural Hispanic/Latino community in North San Diego County to provide melanoma prevention and screening education. At a local community health fair, bilingual volunteer lay health workers led 10- to 15-minute-long information…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Cancer, Hispanic Americans, Community Education
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Simone, Patricia M.; Cesena, Jacob – Educational Gerontology, 2010
Leisure activity participation has been found to have a positive impact on our health and well-being (e.g., Rowe & Kahn, 1998), and interest in lifelong learning as a leisure time activity is rising. This study compared self-reported measures of demographics, life satisfaction, cognitive status, and mood states in adult populations (over 50…
Descriptors: Noncredit Courses, Socioeconomic Status, Life Satisfaction, Familiarity