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Lindley Barker; Heather Norman-Burgdolf; Annie Koempel; Katie Pickford; Tammy Stephenson; Dawn Brewer – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2024
Sustainable eating may benefit both the environment and human health. Currently, no Extension programs addressing healthy and sustainable eating are available that target adults in communities. Since sustainable eating is a sensitive topic, this project engaged Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension agents in Kentucky, to garner their…
Descriptors: Family and Consumer Sciences, Extension Agents, Extension Education, Sustainability
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Straubhaar, Rolf – Critical Studies in Education, 2013
As nonprofit adult literacy programs are often the only options for low-income Latin American immigrants in North America, problems accompanying these programs affect the ability of immigrants to benefit from them. North American nonprofit adult literacy programs often struggle due to the difficulties inherent in using volunteer instructors (often…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Hispanic Americans, Low Income, Literacy Education
Nichols, Ruth I. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this phenomenological study was two-fold: (a) to explore and describe the perceived impact of Pepperdine University's Educational Leadership Academy (ELA) on 2003-2006 ELA graduates' career advancement, career enhancement, and personal growth; and (b) to obtain ELA graduates' suggestions for ELA program improvement to better prepare…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Career Development, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research
Alidou, Hassana, Ed.; Glanz, Christine, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
One of the greatest challenges in education today is to adapt and respond to a linguistically and culturally diverse world, and to combat social disintegration and discrimination. Participatory and collaborative action research represents an empowering and emancipatory approach to this challenge because the "target groups" become…
Descriptors: Action Research, Youth Opportunities, Adult Literacy, Program Improvement
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Wang, Qiyun; Nieveen, Nienke; van den Akker, Jan – Educational Technology Research and Development, 2007
The CASCADE-MUCH system was designed to help teacher-designers in Shanghai, China with the development of instructional scenarios for multimedia curricula. After four rounds of prototyping, a summative evaluation was carried out to assess practicality. Results showed that the system was practical for the intended target users in Shanghai and also…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Instructional Design, Summative Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Callahan, Kathryn E.; Rogers, Matthew T.; Lovato, James F.; Fernandez, Helen M. – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2013
Quality improvement (QI) initiatives are critical in the care of older adults who are more vulnerable to substandard care. QI education meets aspects of core Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education competencies and prepares learners for the rising focus on performance measurement in health care. The authors developed, implemented, and…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Experiential Learning, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
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Cimer, Sabiha Odabasi; Cakir, Ilknur; Cimer, Atilla – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of in-service courses conducted by the Ministry of National Education in order to inform teachers about the changes introduced by the new primary and secondary school curricula. The study also aims to reveal whether these changes have entered the classrooms based on the teachers' views of the INSET…
Descriptors: Interviews, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers
Semadeni, Joseph – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2009
Overcome budget cuts, lack of leadership, top-down mandates, and other obstacles to professional development by using this book's take-charge approach. Joseph H. Semadeni guides you through a systemic method to professional development that: (1) Motivates teachers to continuously learn and apply best practices; (2) Makes adult learning activities…
Descriptors: Expertise, Formative Evaluation, Goal Orientation, Teacher Leadership