NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2011
In the second article in a series marking 90 years of NIACE support for adult learning, the author charts the changing shape of adult education in the decades following the Second World War, and the Institute's emergence as a "major non-governmental force" in the development of adult education. In 1983 the NIAE changed its name to the…
Descriptors: Community Education, Continuing Education, Adult Learning, Vocational Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rosen, Michael A.; Hunt, Elizabeth A.; Pronovost, Peter J.; Federowicz, Molly A.; Weaver, Sallie J. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Education in the health sciences increasingly relies on simulation-based training strategies to provide safe, structured, engaging, and effective practice opportunities. While this frequently occurs within a simulation center, in situ simulations occur within an actual clinical environment. This blending of learning and work…
Descriptors: Evidence, Best Practices, Program Development, Work Environment
Council of the Great City Schools, 2009
This report by the Council of the Great City Schools to the Rochester City School District presents the organization's findings and recommendations for improving the special education program in the school system, placing special emphasis on the organizational structure of the program, accountability, and how the instructional program generally…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Disabilities, School Districts, Special Education
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL), 2006
This study circle was created by the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL). The study circle is part of NCSALL's efforts to help connect research and practice in the field of adult basic education and adult literacy. The Adult Student Persistence Study Circle is one of a series of study circles that NCSALL has…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Study, Group Activities, Academic Persistence
Inverness Research Associates, 2006
This report provides the reader with a summary of the rationale, design strategies, and major accomplishments of the Appalachian Rural Systemic Initiative (ARSI). Drawing upon both the data collected directly in Appalachia by Inverness Research Associates, as well as knowledge gained by working with many other rural initiatives, this summary…
Descriptors: Science Education, Mathematics Education, Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Sawyer, Edward A.; Howard, Caroline – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2007
The nation's social agenda for improving education and training has converged with national economic forces (Hornbeck & Salamon, 1991). The emphasis on lifelong learning of the workforce through education, training and development, demands for ever-improving productivity and significant technological advancements have required new tools to…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Strategic Planning, Organizational Culture, Lifelong Learning