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Download full textMarwa Abd Al Galil Helmy Abd Al Galil – Online Submission, 2024
The purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of utilizing a program based on post-constructivism to develop adult learners' English language fluency. The study started with the literature review and previous studies handling post-constructivism and English language fluency. The researcher nominated a group of pre-intermediate to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
Scott, Leodis – Online Submission, 2012
Engagement has evolved from concerns of "access," "diversity," and "public service" between the academy and communities. Land-grant institutions (LGI), considered the "public's universities," have represented a unique population in American higher education with their historic 150-year tradition of teaching, research, and service. Carnegie…
Descriptors: Land Grant Universities, Learner Engagement, School Community Relationship, Raw Scores
Bailie, John W., III – Online Submission, 2012
This study examined power and authority in the student-instructor relationship in a restorative practices-based graduate program. This qualitative investigation utilized a narrative approach. Ten alumni of the International Institute for Restorative Practices master's degree programs were engaged in a one-time face-to-face interview and document…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Power Structure, Graduate Students, College Faculty
Jean S. Marrapodi – Online Submission, 2006
Metacognition provides insights into the internal information processing of an individual. Studies around metacognition and reading have demonstrated that metacognitive thinking during reading reveals an individual's knowledge of the reading process. In examining adult literacy students, metacognitive descriptions can provide insight into…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Adult Learning, Reading Instruction, Adult Literacy
Siu, Fiona Kwai Peng – Online Submission, 2008
This study sets out to examine the pragmatic competence of Cantonese adult learners of English possessing different levels of proficiency when performing the speech act of requesting for a formal purpose in writing. Pragmatic judgment--one of the two aspects of pragmatic competence--was examined by studying the most proficient group (i.e., native…
Descriptors: Speech Acts, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Program Effectiveness
Van Hook, Steven R. – Online Submission, 2004
This paper examines current issues, trends, and methods in learning institutions of higher education, including how global, multicultural, and technological developments have altered methods of instruction and the way education is administered, with a particular emphasis on adult learning in international environments. It also considers how…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Higher Education, Colleges, International Educational Exchange
