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PDF pending restorationKlopf, Gordon J. – 1979
The objective of this document is to provide the school principal with some understanding of the concepts of adult learning and development and an awareness of some of the processes and techniques involved in a staff development program. Chapters present a paradigm for growth, cover the planning of the staff development program, provide…
Descriptors: Activities, Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Adult Development
Download full textBland, Carole J.; Bergquist, William H. – 1997
This digest of a larger report with the same title uses a question-and-answer format to examine the productivity of senior faculty members at institutions of higher education. It reviews issues related to the aging of full-time faculty at a time when many institutions are undergoing major changes and restructuring. It reports data suggesting that…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging in Academia, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship
Bland, Carole J.; Bergquist, William H. – 1997
This report examines issues concerned with the vitality and productivity of senior faculty at institutions of higher education. The first section reviews shifting faculty demographics and is followed by a case study of the career of one professor. Next, research on the productivity of senior faculty in teaching, research, and service is reviewed.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aging in Academia, Career Development, College Faculty
Peer reviewedTaylor, Kathleen – Thought and Action, 1994
The process of change experienced by adult women reentering higher education is analyzed within the framework of one theory of adult development, and teaching and learning environments that support women's developmental growth are described. Topics addressed include providing adult students with positive feedback, counseling, promoting awareness…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Cognitive Style, College Students
Hudson, Frederic M. – 1999
This book identifies skills and competencies that can empower adults throughout the life cycle. Part 1 focuses on the emerging adult. Chapter 1 contrasts new opportunities for adult living with the negative belief that the United States' best days are behind. Chapter 2 makes a case for a cyclical pattern for understanding adult life. Part 2…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adults (30 to 45), Aging (Individuals)
Logue, Mary Ellin – 1995
Even Start is a family literacy and support program for families with young children. This paper focuses on the impact and potential of transitions for children and adults as Even Start helps them move across settings. Such transitions occur daily, such as from home to day care to work, or occur over time, such as a transition to formal schooling.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Change, Change Strategies
