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Population Reference Bureau, Inc., Washington, DC. – 2000
This briefing paper describes research findings on factors linked to children's school achievement and emotional adjustment. The findings are based on the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a nationally representative, longitudinal study of children and families conducted at the University of Michigan and supported…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment
Poveda, David; Palomares-Valera, Manuel; Cano, Ana – 2003
The educational memories of 26 Spanish adults between the ages of 50 and 92 years who had attended school between 1921 and 1956 were explored in a narrative analysis. The adults' oral biographies were obtained through semi-structured interviews examining their life experiences and transitions. The participants' grandchildren conducted the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Biographies, Discourse Analysis, Education Work Relationship
Westwood, Andy – 2002
Some new work is good work. Quality is ultimately defined by the individual. However, these perceptions are inevitably colored by the circumstances in which people find themselves, by the time, place, and wide range of motivations for having to do a particular job in the first place. One person's quality may be another's purgatory and vice versa.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Compensation (Remuneration), Demand Occupations, Economic Impact
Dei, George J. Sefa – 2002
The roles of spirituality and spiritual learning in transformative learning are discussed. The discussion was initiated from an anti-colonial perspective on engaging spiritually in the political project of transformative learning, and it is grounded in issues of African education and in the principle of teaching critically so that education serves…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, African Culture, Colonialism, Critical Pedagogy
Michie, Jonathan; Oughton, Christine; Bennion, Yvonne – 2002
The relationship between employee ownership, motivation, and productivity was explored. The main data collection activities were as follows: (1) a literature review; (2) interviews with management and employees from 10 selected companies across the United Kingdom; (3) surveys of ICOM (the federation of worker cooperatives) member companies and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Behavior Change
Northwest Regional Literacy Resource Center, Seattle, WA. – 1997
This document contains the materials required for two 6-hour workshop sessions designed to introduce educators working with adult basic education (ABE) and/or English-as-a-second-language (ESL) students to the use of cooperative learning in adult education classrooms by modeling. Included in the document are the following: introduction (overviews…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques
Lemke, Cheryl; Coughlin, Edward C. – 1998
The introductory section of this guide highlights the progress being made with educational technology and investments in technology by business/industry, innovations by a high school in Greenbrier (Arkansas), actions educators will need to take and challenges that will need to be addressed if technology is to be used successfully in education, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development, Educational Environment
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 2000
In 1999, a task force was appointed to develop early childhood education (ECE) program expectations or standards for New Jersey's ECE programs. The standards were based on the task force's review of research, curricula, standards, and guidelines developed by local boards of education, other states, and professional organizations; feedback on draft…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Classroom Environment, Creative Art, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Laiken, Marilyn E. – 2001
A research project studied Canadian organizations that are using informal organizational learning approaches to embed ongoing learning within the actual work processes. Five organizations that self-identified as learning organizations at mature stages of development were studied in depth. No organization was a paragon of organizational learning.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Corporate Education, Developed Nations
Stevens, Paul – 2001
Worklife has accumulated information about what employees want in career development support. Education starts by illustrating that career development is about developing the current job and seeking the next. Employees eagerly take responsibility for their career management, but feel they need considerable employer support, especially regarding…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Education, Career Counseling, Career Development
Campbell, Alison – 2002
The North West Company (NWC), which is the leading retailer of food and everyday products and services to remote communities across northern Canada and Alaska, was the large business winner of the Excellence in Workplace Literacy award in 2001. NWC's workplace literacy program was selected for an award because of the improvements it brought, not…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Awards, Canada Natives
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 2001
This student manual comprises the United States Environmental Protection Agency's model renovation training course designed for renovation, remodeling, and painting contractors. It provides information regarding the containment, minimization, and cleanup of lead hazards during activities that disturb lead painted surfaces. Introductory material…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Trades, Environmental Standards, Facility Improvement
Imel, Susan – 2003
The objectives of adult civic education were examined, and recommendations for its effective practice were offered to educators. The following purposes of adult civic education were discussed: inform learners of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship; explain how citizens participate in building a society by making informed decisions; and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Citizenship Education
Corley, Mary Ann; Tibbetts, John – 2002
This field-tested training packet, which was designed for adult literacy providers, contains preparation materials, facilitator's notes, handout masters, and transparency masters for two 3-hour sessions on learning disabilities (LD) in the workplace. (At the end of the first session supported by the packet, participants will be able to do the…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adult Students, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Diagnostic Tests
Hehn, Darold; Newport, Bob – 2004
These student and teacher guides are designed for a secondary-level course in natural resources that focuses on renewable and nonrenewable natural resources, methods of protecting the environment, and the various careers and technologies available in the natural resources area. The following topics are covered in the course's 10 units: outdoor…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Competency Based Education, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment)
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