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Witherell, Louise R.; Kersten, Raquel – 1983
Foreign language teaching techniques and materials applicable to adult continuing education are examined. Continuing education refers to an older student's pursuit of additional education of any sort. Often the adult student desires instruction in foreign language and culture. A continuing education language course will have students of widely…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Continuing Education, Second Language Instruction
Buchan, Barbara – 1990
A consultant and guest trainer implemented a practicum intervention designed to enable the graduation of 10 at-risk Latina women from a day care teacher training program. The trainees had been identified as being at-risk of dropping out of the program due to a lack of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) and literacy skills, low self-esteem, and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Continuing Education, Curriculum Enrichment, Day Care
Wilson, Arthur L., Ed.; Hayes, Elisabeth R., Ed. – 2000
This handbook presents the perspectives of more than 60 leading authorities on the study and practice of adult and continuing education. The following are among the papers included: "A Selective History of Adult Education Handbooks" (A.L. Wilson, E.R. Hayes); "The Concept of Critically Reflective Practice" (Stephen D.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning