ERIC Number: ED457336
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Publication Date: 2001-Sep
Pages: 156
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Proceedings of the Annual Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing and Community Education (20th, Charleston, Illinois, September 26-28, 2001).
Hine, William C., Ed.
The following 22 research papers are included in this proceedings: "Relationships between Scholarly Activities of Teaching and the Scholarly Activities of Research" (Ahmed Khaled Ahmed and James McElhinney); "Making the Invisible Visible: British Caribbean Immigrant Women & Their Learning Experiences in Institutions of Higher Learning" (Mary V. Alfred); "The Impact of International Trends and Issues on the Jamaican Movement for the Advancement of Literacy (JAMAL)" (Morag C. Burke); "The Ghosts in the Machine: An Evolutionary Perspective of Adult Learning" (Mary Caldarelli and Edward W. Taylor); "Factors in the Work Environment To Contribute Self-Directed Learning in the Workplace: A Critical Review of Literature" (Dae Yeon Cho); "Faculty Lived Experiences in the Online Environment" (Simone Conceicao-Runlee); "Andragogy: Its Research Value for Practice" (Mary K. Cooper and John A. Henschke); "Transforming Staff Development in Adult Literacy Education" (Christopher M. Coro); "Being a 'College Student': The Community College Experience of Underprepared Adult Learners" (John M.Dirkx, Regina Smith, and Marilyn Amey); "Enhancing the Utility of Level 1 Evaluations: Transitioning from 'Smile Sheets' to 'Significant Stuff'" (Charles Divita, Jr.); "Creating Real World Contexts in Virtual Environments: A Class of Problem-Based Learning (Christina Doktor, Regina Smith, and John M. Dirkx); "Developing and Implementing a Statewide Family Literacy Evaluation System" (Michelle Glowacki-Dudka and Gwendolyn Coe); "Walking Like a Duck, Talking Like a Duck: From Dissertation to Practical Research" (Tom Heaney); "The Study To Assess the Needs of International Adult Students" (Chung-Eun Joo); "Exploring Transfer of Training on Structured on-the-Job Training" (Jin Hyuk Kim, Chan Lee, and Ronald L. Jacobs); "The Researcher as Artist: Creating Pathways for Acquisition and Expression of Knowledge" (Randee Lipson Lawrence and Craig A. Mealman); "Post Welfare Reform Employment Retention and Advancement Strategies: The Role of Education and Training" (Larry G. Martin and Mary Alfred); "The Case for Involving Men in Women's Development Projects" (Margaret Y. Orazen); "An Exploration of Approaches Utilized To Interpret Race, Class, and Gender in Adult Development Models and Theory: Implications for Adult, Continuing, and Community Education" (Elice E. Rogers); "Image-Making and the Exploration Teaching Beliefs of Adult Educators" (Edward W. Taylor); "Who Is Participating in Faith-Based Programs? Why?" (Martha S. Tempesta and E. Paulette Isaac); "Going Deeper: The Role of Spirituality, Cultural Identity, and Sociopolitical Development in Teaching for Transformation" (Derise Tolliver and Elizabeth J. Tisdell); "The Ambushed Spirit: Themes of Violence and Downsizing" (Daniela Truty). The papers include references; most also include abstracts. (KC)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Community Education, Continuing Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Distance Education, Educational Research, Family Literacy, Independent Study, International Education, Literacy Education, On the Job Training, Outcomes of Education, Program Evaluation, Research Reports, Research Utilization, Spirituality, Staff Development, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Transformative Learning, Two Year Colleges, Womens Education
Publication Type: Collected Works - Proceedings
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Eastern Illinois Univ., Charleston.
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Note: Conference was hosted by the School of Adult and Continuing Education, Eastern Illinois University.