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Missouri Univ., St. Louis. Univ. Extension - East Central Region. – 1989
Thirty-one papers are included in this compilation: "Learning as a Part of Political Campaigning" (Boggs); "Life Review among Senior Citizens as Product of Drama" (Boggs, Leptak); "The Knowing/Doing Dilemma" (Bodrey, Felstehausen); "Facilitating Individuation in the Adult Learning Group" (Dirkx); "The Fourth R: Relationships in the Adult Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Style, Continuing Education
Phipps, Maurice, Ed.; Hayashi, Aya, Ed. – Wilderness Education Association, 2007
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect our nation's most precious resource: Our wilderness areas. The WEA has been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. In addition,…
Descriptors: Outdoor Leadership, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Conservation (Environment)
Zaromatidis, Katherine, Ed.; Oswald, Patricia A., Ed.; Levine, Judith R., Ed.; Indenbaum, Gene, Ed. – Online Submission, 2007
The 21st Annual Conference on Undergraduate Teaching of Psychology was held on March 28-30, 2007 at Hudson Valley Resort and Day Spa in Kerhonkson, New York. The conference was sponsored by the Psychology Department of Farmingdale State College. The conference included twenty five presentations and ten of these are included in these proceedings.…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Psychology, Annual Reports
Miller, Nod, Ed.; Jones, David J., Ed. – 1993
The following papers are included: "Social Classification of Women's Work" (Benn, Burton); "Developing Models of Learning from Experience" (Boud, Walker); "'Research Reflecting Practice?'" (Edwards, Usher); "Metaphors and Their Implications for Research and Practice in Adult and Community Education" (Hunt); "'Common-Sense' Approach to Reflection"…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Autobiographies, Educational Research
Bollier, David – 1993
Because the summer of 1992 seemed a good time to reflect broadly on the many directions in which the technologies of the new Information Society are moving, the Aspen Institute Communications and Society Program convened a meeting of experts, leaders, and representatives of various information technology interests to lay the groundwork for future,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Business, Change, Communications
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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1992
This report of the 40th anniversary meeting of the Unesco Institute for Education (UIE) discusses the Institute's program which has consistently reflected a concern with education as a lifelong phenomenon. Current priorities are the promotion of literacy and adult basic education, the extension of educational opportunities to children and young…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Center for Research in Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE), Kalamazoo, MI. – 1993
The Cross-cutting Evaluation Theory Planning Seminar was initiated to provide insight that will assist in development of a planning proposal for the Cross-cutting Theory Project of the Center for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE). CREATE consists of five separate programs, four of which address specific topics…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Planning, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
Pounder, Diana G.; And Others – 1991
Proceedings from a symposium that shared information on the University of Utah's field-oriented doctoral educational administration program are presented in this paper. The sequential preparation program is based on the following multiple perspectives: a theory-practice relationship; field assignments conducted at multiple organizational levels;…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Doctoral Programs, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Bloor, Thomas, Ed.; Norrish, John, Ed. – 1987
Nine papers from a British conference on applied linguistics are compiled in this report. Introductory comments point out the traditional primacy of spoken language while acknowledging the demand for literacy and the importance of the written mode. Papers and authors are as follows: "An Educational Theory of (Written) Language" (Michael Stubbs);…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Dictionaries, Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1985
Educators from six countries (Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Thailand) offered descriptions of new developments in secondary education in their countries. The proceedings from the meeting is divided into six chapters: (1) Introduction; (2) Major trends and issues in secondary education; (3) Innovative models of…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Assessment, Educational Cooperation, Educational Development
InterAmerica Research Associates, Rosslyn, VA. – 1985
Papers presented in this conference report include: "Overview of Theories of Language Learning and Acquisition" (Diane Larsen-Freeman); "A Theory of Strategy-Oriented Language Development" (Michael Canale); "Motivation, Intelligence, and Access: A Theoretical Framework for the Education of Minority Language Students" (Edward De Avila); "Second…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language), Language Teachers, Learning Theories
Minckley, Barbara B., Ed.; Walters, Mary Dale, Ed. – 1983
To increase awareness of ideas that have potential for solving nursing problems, the papers in these proceedings review research findings, describe the application of problem-solving techniques, and underscore the joint responsibility of service and education for testing innovations in better patient care. The proceedings contain: (1) "Don't Just…
Descriptors: Medical Research, Medical Services, Nursing, Nursing Education
Zukas, Miriam, Ed. – 1988
Over 90 papers focus on adult education research. Selected titles include "Karl Marx's Theoretical Contributions to Radical Adult Education" (Allman, Wallis); "Educating Educators" (Armstrong); "Comparative Study of Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education in China and United States" (Bao); "Ethical Value Dilemmas of Professional Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Thomas, Alan, Ed.; Ploman, Edward W., Ed. – 1986
Fourteen papers presented at the Global Learning Symposium examine the learning perspective and its relationship to problems of world development. The learning perspective is compared and contrasted with the education perspective to reflect the degree to which the distinction reveals new knowledge on existing problems. Papers and presenters are:…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Developing Nations, Development, Developmental Continuity
Gentry, Larry, Ed. – 1982
Stressing the importance of teaching the writing skills students will need in the adult workplace, the conference papers in this booklet present some of the significant research in practical writing and show how this research applies to classroom instruction. Following the introduction, the five essays discuss the following topics: (1) youth,…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Job Skills, Learning Theories
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