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Owusu-Agyeman, Yaw – International Review of Education, 2019
Adult learning remains an important component of educational systems in countries all over the world, particularly because it seeks to explain how adults obtain education through formal, non-formal and informal modes. While many education providers and researchers focus on increasing resource support and the development of the knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Inclusion, Adult Education, Educational Policy
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Wax, Dorothy M.; Wertheim, Judith – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2015
This chapter focuses on the use of coaching for adult learners, the specific characteristics adults bring to the learning environment, and strategies for dealing with the obstacles adult learners may face.
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Adult Development, Adult Education, Helping Relationship
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Guardia, Juan R.; Evans, Nancy – NASPA Journal, 2008
Tribal colleges play a powerful role in the personal development as well as the academic development of American Indian students. By providing access, exposure to native culture, personal support, preparation for further education, and a sense of empowerment, tribal colleges are influential in advancing self-awareness, interpersonal sensitivity,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Empowerment, Higher Education, American Indians