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Direct linkOslund, Christy M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study grew out of the realization that implicit literacy expectations between working class United Auto Workers (UAW) staff and professional class staff were complicating the filling out and filing of a position audit form. Professional class supervisors had designed the form as a measure of fairness, in that each UAW employee on campus was…
Descriptors: Working Class, Employees, Adult Education, Adult Educators
Kulhanek, Brenda J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Within the past decade, the introduction of computerized medical records into the business and practice of health care has created a need for effective training. The implementation of computerized medical records into a health care organization has been often associated with increased costs and decreased productivity. Although existing human…
Descriptors: Nurses, Program Effectiveness, Information Science, Barriers
Robertson, Rachel; Hitzke, Staci – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
It's true that adults learn differently than children. They have real-life experiences, strong preferences, time constraints, competing priorities, and varied objectives. But, they also share some similarities. Training the adults who work directly with children is the best way to make a positive impact on the children. In this article, the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Adults, Administrators, Learning Experience
Bey, Claudia – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Preservice foreign-language teachers are adults with well-established beliefs. They start teacher-education programs with traditional beliefs about language teaching reflecting their own experiences. The field of foreign-language teaching, however, underwent a paradigm shift from grammar-based to communicative foreign-language instruction.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Native Speakers, Immigrants
Peer reviewedBlock, Don – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2007
The Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council (GPLC) has made a strong commitment to professional development for its paid staff and ongoing training for its volunteers. During its 25-year history, GPLC has faced three challenges as it implemented its current staff development system. In this article, the author discusses these three challenges: (1)…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Volunteers, Professional Development, Adult Educators
Download full textBettinger, Thomas V., Ed. – Online Submission, 2008
This pre-conference, held in conjunction with the 49th annual Adult Education Research Conference at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in June, 2008, brought together graduate students and adult education researchers and practitioners from a variety of academic and workplace settings to discuss issues related to sexual minorities in…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Adult Education, Marriage, Adult Learning
