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Alberta Advanced Education and Technology, 2008
People learn in many different ways and in many different places. What is learned informally or experientially is often the same or similar to what may be learned in traditional formal learning environments. There are many reasons why recognizing experiential learning is viable educational option, more so in today's economy than ever before. Prior…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Adult Education, Prior Learning, Experiential Learning
Rich, Dorothy – 1999
This handbook is designed to identify, build, maintain, and expand teachers' personal and professional effectiveness using "MegaSkills." Section 1, "Knowing Your Leadership Strengths," focuses on identifying strengths, exploring how adults learn, and considering new dimensions for successful education. It also discusses seven habits of good…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Learning, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education

California State Univ. and Colleges, Long Beach. Office of the Chancellor. – 1989
This planning guide and collection of resources is designed to help higher education faculty become more aware of current research and thinking on adult learning and to participate actively in institutional changes that make campuses, particularly in the California State University system, better able to meet the needs of adult students. Each of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Development, Adult Education
Cranton, Patricia – 2000
This book integrates what is known about how adults learn and the principles of instructional design into a practical, yet theoretically based guide for planning instruction. The following are among the specific topics discussed: (1) the theoretical framework of instructional design in adult education (lifelong and experiential learning;…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Dilworth, Robert L.; Willis, Verna J. – 2003
This book provides information and strategies on how adult educators can integrate action learning concepts in their teaching practice. The book defines action learning as going beyond the traditional idea of "learn by doing" and applies it to various organizational cultures and educational contexts. Chapter 1 introduces the origins of action…
Descriptors: Action Research, Active Learning, Adult Development, Adult Education