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Philadelphia Community Coll., PA. – 1978
The items in this report represent the proceedings of a national conference that explored ways in which community colleges can serve the nontraditional student. The report contains the program for the two-day conference, a list of the participants and their addresses, and excerpts from speeches on the following topics: assessing past performance…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Community Colleges, Educationally Disadvantaged
Council for Cultural Cooperation, Strasbourg (France). – 1985
The proceedings of an international conference on teacher training include an introductory section on background and objectives, opening speeches by Georges Tenekides and Paul Sakellaridis, reports of working groups, conclusions and recommendations, a symposium program, a list of participants, and several presentations. The following are the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Communicative Competence (Languages), Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
National Vocational Guidance Association, Washington, DC. – 1981
This training journal, a product of the Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) Project, is designed to provide trainers with the necessary training delivery skills needed to create effective adult learning experiences. Addressed in the individual units of the journal are the following topics: basic elements of training experiences (content and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Check Lists
Download full textUnited Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet, which was produced as a follow-up to the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, examines the role of universities in adult learning. The booklet begins with a brief overview of the conference workshop on which it is based. The following issues and challenges facing universities are considered: inequalities within…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Education
Ernst, Nora S.; Baggett, Sharon – 1981
These proceedings, consisting of unit outlines, presentation summaries, handouts, overhead masters, and sample forms, were designed to provide nursing home inservice instructor coordinators with the materials that were presented at a two-day workshop dealing with the principles of adult education and their application in nursing homes. Addressed…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Attitude Change, Audiovisual Aids
Baker, Janette, Ed.; Wilburn, Marion, Ed. – 1980
Proceedings of the 1979 Sweden/Canada Workshop held at Glendon College, York University, on adult learners in colleges and universities are presented. The adult student was defined as 21 years old or older and a participant of a formal learning situation for at least two years. Three major perspectives were addressed: the institution, the class,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
