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Jakupec, Viktor, Ed.; Garrick, John, Ed. – 2000
This book addresses contemporary contexts of flexible learning and its practices and provides insights about directions that education and training providers may be required to follow to implement flexible learning in a variety of settings. Key issues and debates include the following: social and economic dimensions of flexible learning and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Technology, Equal Education
Download full textEurich, Nell P. – 1985
Education in U.S. industry and business is discussed, and the history of business-based education is traced to nineteenth century efforts to meet both the demands of productivity and the training of workers. After discussing the size and scope of efforts to train employees, reasons for corporate training are identified. Four dimensions of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business, Continuing Education, Degrees (Academic)
Walters, Shirley, Ed. – 1997
An introduction (Maurice Amutabi et al.) begins this 25-chapter book on adult education and training (AET) in a context of globalization. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: "The Impact of Globalization on Adult Education (AE)" (Ove Korsgaard); "In Defense of Civil Society: Canadian AE in Neo-Conservative Times" (Michael…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Economically Disadvantaged, Employed Women
Hull, Glynda, Ed. – 1997
These 14 papers look at U.S. factories and workplace education programs to see what is expected of workers. "Hearing Other Voices" (Glynda Hull), argues alternate viewpoints are essential to create frameworks for understanding literacy in relation to work. "Discourses of Workplace Education" (Katherine Schultz) analyzes the discourse of new…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Vocational Education, Dislocated Workers
