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Download full textTaylor, Maurice, Ed. – 1998
These proceedings on the theme, Adult Education Research: Shaping the Future, contain 52 papers. The papers are: "Virtual Adult Education" (W. Archer and D. Conrad); "Reversal Theory Approach to Adult Learning and Education" (M. Atleo); "Objectiver L'Action" (A. Balleux et al.); "Cultural Constructions of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
National Inst. for Careers Education and Counselling, Cambridge (England). – 2000
The Leeds Under-Employed Graduates project was developed to assist higher education (HE) graduates living or working in Leeds, England, who encountered difficulty in establishing themselves in the local labor market. The main project activities were as follows: (1) services for graduates (including graduate career development workshops, assistance…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice, Rockville, MD. – 2000
The National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) convened the Expert Workgroup on Diversity to advise the NACNEP on development of a national agenda for increasing workforce diversity. The workgroup's 18 members developed recommended goals and actions covering the following broad themes: (1) enhance efforts to increase the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Adult Education, Change Strategies
2002
This symposium on adult learning and human resource development consists of three presentations. "Adult Learning Principles and Concepts in the Workplace: Implications for Training in HRD" (Margot B. Weinstein) reports on findings from interviews with restaurant employees who reported that training practices using adult learning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Kirk, James J.; Waltemyer, Holly – 2002
The advent of the Internet, the World Wide Web, and global infrastructures for e-learning are revolutionizing how colleges and universities deliver degree programs to adult students. Benefits of on-line degree programs to working adults include flexibility, convenience, and time and cost savings. New technologies that greatly affect how online…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees
Sork, Thomas J., Ed.; Chapman, Valerie-Lee, Ed.; St. Clair, Ralf, Ed. – 2000
These proceedings contain 102 papers, 32 roundtables, and 5 symposia. Among the papers are "Weathered by Their Experiences" (Aiken); "Politics of Knowledge and Theory Construction in Adult Education (AE)" (Alfred); "Self-Directed Learning as a Political Act" (Andruske); "All Things Bold and Beautiful" (Armstrong); "Violence Against Women" (Baird);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Afrocentrism
Academy of Human Resource Development Conference Proceedings (Oak Brook, Illinois, March 4-8, 1998).
Torraco, Richard J., Ed. – 1998
These proceedings begin with the schedule, conference committee membership lists, and detailed agenda of the 1998 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development, which explored the relationship between learning and performance. Presented next are papers grouped by the conference's 35 symposium topics, which are as follows: university…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, Cognitive Style
Murphy, Garrett; Heitner, Bess – CAAL Bulletin, 2002
This document profiles 31 federal programs from which funding for adult literacy may be available. The document's three sections present descriptions of the following types of sources of funding and programs: (1) single pieces of legislation that contribute the major federal share of federal support for adult education in the United States; (2)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Alaska Natives
Smith-Mello, Michal; Childress, Michael T.; Watts, Amy; Watkins, John F. – 2000
Trends that will influence Kentucky's future were examined along with policy options for responding to those trends. According to the analysis, the effects of the new economy on Kentucky has been mixed. Although many Kentuckians have benefited from the new economy, the state's least educated and poorest residents are falling further behind the…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Adult Education, Aging (Individuals)
Donahue, John D.; Lynch, Lisa M.; Whitehead, Ralph, Jr. – 2000
The current situation regarding training Massachusetts' workers for the new economy was reviewed. Special attention was paid to the following topics: Massachusetts and the skill-centered economy; opportunities for workforce system reform; skills demanded in the new economy; ways other states are building workers' skills; and the fragile setting…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis, Delivery Systems
Fitch, Gregory G.; Martin, Joe; Medley, Susanne C.; Stein, Robert; Wittstruck, John – Missouri Department of Higher Education, 2004
Authorized by an amendment to the Missouri Constitution in 1972, and established by state statute as part of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education (CBHE) has the responsibility of identifying the postsecondary educational needs of potential students and the training needs of business and industry…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Annual Reports, State Agencies, State Legislation
Kuchinke, K. Peter, Ed. – 2000
This two-volume document contains the proceedings of the 2000 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). Volume 1 contains the following materials: conference overview; text of a town forum on social responsibility and human resource development (HRD); papers from symposia 1-24; and papers from innovative sessions 1-4. The…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Aging (Individuals)
