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Pope, Rosemary; And Others – 1996
The changing educational needs of midwives in England were assessed, and an open learning package for midwives was developed based on the findings. Data were collected from the following: questionnaires mailed to 1,100 registered midwives (70% response rate), all 205 coordinating supervisors of midwives in England (83% response rate); 1 randomly…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development
Calder, Judith, Ed. – 1993
This book identifies the major new developments in the provision of education and training for adults and examines the ideas, developments, and strategies currently being used in the light of the particular needs of disaffected adult learners. (Disaffection refers to feelings of estrangement, lack of trust, feelings of inadequacy, anger, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Evans, Terry, Ed.; Nation, Daryl, Ed. – 1996
The overall theme of this book is the relationships between government and organizational policies and the work of practitioners in open and distance learning. The book explores a selection of international examples, many of which concern the use of new technologies for opening education. The contributors, many of whom are recognized experts,…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Development
Quintino, Luisa – 1991
An evaluation was made of the training needs of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Italy and the potential of open, distance, flexible, and multimedia learning to meet those needs. The methodology included contacts with training providers, governmental institutions, and SMEs and circulation of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Distance Education, Educational Planning
Nasstrom, Roy R. – 1986
The Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Act, enacted by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1985, allows 11th- and 12th-grade high school students to take courses, for credit, in colleges, junior colleges, and vocational-technical institutes despite opposition from high school authorities. Students may use credits from these courses to count toward…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Educational Innovation, Free Choice Transfer Programs, Government School Relationship
McKernan, Jim, Ed. – 1983
Research problems and issues of concern to educators in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are discussed in 21 papers. Papers fall into the general categories of educational history and current practices. Papers in the first category cover the following topics: a history of the Education Inquiry of 1824-1826, the "hedge" or…
Descriptors: Business Education, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1977
This introduction to the Open University contains an historical overview; a description of undergraduate, postgraduate, and associate-level courses of study; and information on course components, including printed material, television and radio, tuition and counseling, assignments and assessments, summer school, and course teams. Data and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Assignments, College Administration, College Applicants
Gooler, Dennis D. – 1975
Directed primarily at the University of Mid-America (UMA) as a specific program to be evaluated, this report sets forth criteria that can also be applied to other nontraditional educational programs and other programs in general. In a section on terminology, definitions are offered for criteria, standards, indicators, measures, success, and open…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Cost Effectiveness
Fizzell, Robert L. – 1978
The American educational system is based upon outmoded premises and should be revised in line with present trends and future needs. Our present system of education was created to serve an industrial society: to develop an elite cadre of well educated professionals, a mass of somewhat educated technical workers, and a solid base of laborers. It…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Attitude Change, Change Strategies
Jones, Elizabeth, Ed. – 1978
The papers in this collection reflect some of the ideas about children, teachers and environments for learning which resulted from participation in the "yards" at Pacific Oaks Friends School, an open education environment established by Quakers for preschool and elementary aged children. Each of the eight articles focuses on either the…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Discipline, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives
Friedell, Morris – 1978
The document comprises three papers which focus on humanistic education. The first paper describes a bibliography for use in a college level interpersonal relations course. Objectives of the course are to encourage students to relate to other people and to reflect upon theories of interpersonal phenomena. The second paper examines humanistic…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Barclay, James R. – 1978
This study investigates the effects of alternate types of curriculum and counseling treatment on elementary school children categorized into six temperament-attitude clusters. Through a second-order factor analysis of a multi-trait multi-source assessment instrument (The Barclay Classroom Climate Inventory), six cluster groups of characteristics…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Analysis of Covariance, Classroom Environment, Cluster Grouping
Lenburg, Carrie B., Ed. – 1975
The book presents a series of articles that explore the issues and problems generated by open learning and career mobility approaches in nursing education within the context of higher education. It focuses on a description of representative models of career mobility patterns and approaches. The presentations are arranged in six parts. Part 1,…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Associate Degrees, Career Ladders, Certification
Berger, Evelyn; Winters, Bonnie A. – 1973
This booklet offers practical suggestions for implementing and planning social studies programs in the open classroom. Emphasis is on helping students become active and involved learners in an environment in which the concept of education is viewed as a social experience. An introductory chapter cautions the teacher to carefully consider the goals…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques
Boulding, Elise – 1971
This article focuses on open schools or schools without walls, those experiments within the public school system involving a reconceptualization of the role of the school in the educational process. A brief review of the free school movement (those experiments outside public schools) is also included. The stated goal of the open school is to help…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Resources, Community Study, Curriculum Development
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