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Kelly, Leslie, Ed. – 1995
This handbook is intended to serve as a hands-on reference for technical trainers, many of whom are resident experts in corporations who have been recruited from within the organization rather than individuals with training background. It contains 23 chapters by experts in the field: (1) The History of Technical Training (Richard A. Swanson and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Case Studies, Continuing Education, Evaluation Methods
Birnbaum, Lawrence, Ed. – 1991
This volume contains the papers presented at the fifth International Conference on the Learning Sciences (formerly the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Education). As the change in name signifies, a strong effort has been made to open the conference to a broader audience, including educational and cognitive psychologists…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Authoring Aids (Programing), Cognitive Processes, Computer Simulation
Barrett, Joan B.; And Others – 1990
The countries of the European Community represent a commitment to European economic and political unity as part of a trend toward the globalization of the world's economic life. Economic, social, and political challenges are bound up in economic competitiveness. Countries are examining human resource issues in order to compete for the world…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Economic Development, Employed Women, Employment Patterns
Mouton, Jane Srygley; Blake, Robert R. – 1984
The premises, methodologies, and applications of synergogy, a new approach to education and training, are discussed. The synergogic approach allows members of small teams to learn from one another through structured interactions. After examining education within the context of human relationships, consideration is given to the way that the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Instruction, Educational Theories, Higher Education
Boyes, Rod L. – 1981
The potential of higher education to affect business and the needs of employees is considered by a representative of General Motors Corporation. It is suggested that community colleges are one of the most responsive groups to the needs of business and its employees, although the quality and content of programs vary and financial problems hinder…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Consortia
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This document contains two keynote papers presented at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "Partnering for Research: The Ford Design Institute/UGA (University of Georgia) Research Project" (Karen E. Watkins, Lewis J. Bellinger) describes the Ford Design Institute's Manager as Instructor project and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Research, Employer Employee Relationship, Higher Education
Hall, Clyde W. – 1973
Since coverage of the history of industrial training of blacks in the United States is lacking, the author has compiled a single volume tracing this history from the plantation era. All phases are described--early schools prior to 1865, private and public industrial institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Employment, Black History
Vickerman, Kathrine D. – 1996
This document describes and presents the materials gathered during a project to collect, preserve, and document the history of the Mountain Plains Adult Education Association (MPAEA). First, the procedures used to develop the MPAEA archives are traced. Presented next is an overview of the mission, development, and major activities of the MPAEA,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Archives
Porter, Lyman W.; McKibbin, Lawrence E. – 1988
A 3-year study on the future of management education and development is reported. The study, commissioned by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), was supported by a variety of corporations and foundations, and is an evaluation of management education generated internally by the profession. It surveys management…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Faculty, Corporate Education, Curriculum Design
Bowes, S. Gregory, Ed. – 1985
This compendium contains lectures on programs, administration, and services and on teaching and learning in adult and community education. The following lectures are included: "Working Effectively with Adults: What Research and Practice Tell Us," by Mark Rossman; "Learning How to Learn," by Robert Smith; "Assessing Teaching Style in Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Education
Ministry of Labour, London (England). – 1967
IN THIS CLASSIFIED REGISTER OF CURRENT AND RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDIES OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING IN GREAT BRITAIN, INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS ARE ARRANGED BY THE ITEM NUMBER JUDGED MOST IMPORTANT, AND THE NUMBERS OF OTHER RELEVANT INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE INSERTED AT THE END OF EACH SECTION TO PROVIDE CROSS REFERENCES. DESCRIPTIONS INCLUDE THE TITLE…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Classification, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
David, Robert L. – 1977
The threats to adult higher education are rapidly becoming significant educational and social problems. To date, the hope of adult educators to become equal participants with other university divisions in higher education has not been realized. Simultaneous expansion and dilution of adult higher education have caused adult student demands for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education
Peer reviewedSimonson, Michael R., Ed.; Hargrave, Connie, Ed. – Association for Educational Communications and Technology, 1991
This volume contains 57 papers and 1 symposium, consisting of an introduction and 4 papers. The topics discussed range from the instructional effectiveness of various presentation formats and media to the social foundations of educational computing and school restructuring. Cognitive theory and several design theories are also addressed. Research…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education
Pickens, William H. – 1981
Forces that will greatly affect higher education in the 1980s are described, and trends during the 1970s are briefly reviewed, with an emphasis on educational finance. During the 1970s, the number of students increased by 24.3 percent, total educational and general revenues more than doubled, the state's proportion of these revenues rose by 5.2…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgeting, College Faculty, College Programs
Knox, Kathleen – 1979
A study was conducted to determine the factors that account for the sustained and unusually high rate of participation in tuition-assisted education by Polaroid employees. Information was gathered by interviews with Polaroid management officials in the Human Resources Development Group; staff of the Education and Career Planning Department; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Educational Opportunities, Employer Attitudes
