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Developing Learning-Centred Trainers and Tutors.
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Hughes, Chris; And Others – Studies in Continuing Education, 1992
An integrated approach to developing incidental trainers and teachers teaches learning-centered decision making for planning training and setting objectives. The learning model used for instructional design has five steps: be introduced to topic/skill, get to know it, try it, get feedback, apply it. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Objectives, Instructional Design
Individual and Organisational Learning: Balance in the Pursuit of Change.
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Mumford, Alan – Studies in Continuing Education, 1991
Effective organizational learning must build on individual learning. Continuous work-centered learning is a sequential process of interaction, implementation, integration, and iteration. A learning organization should aim to improve individual capacity to recognize and use learning opportunities. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Experiential Learning, Individual Development, Learning Processes
Key Generalizations about Language and Children.
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Klein, Marvin L. – Educational Leadership, 1981
Seven key generalizations based on research findings from the study of children's language offer specific implications for classroom instruction and for instructional policy formulation and decision making. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary Education, English Instruction, Language Research
Teacher Preparation and Certification for the Middle School Grades.
Gillan, Robert E. – 1978
The issue of specialized teacher education and certification for the middle school grades is discussed. The general background on teacher preparation for the middle school grades is covered, and findings of studies concerning teacher education and certification for the middle school are presented. The history of the growth of the middle school is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Middle Schools
Three Perspectives of Learning Styles.
Andrews, Roland H. – School Administrator, 1994
Describes a North Carolina elementary principal's efforts to turn around two schools by adopting the Dunn and Dunn Learning Styles Model. The first school succeeded by recruiting all teachers, using small-group techniques, redesigning classroom space, and developing hands-on math materials for each grade level. Both teacher and administrator…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Environment, Elementary Education, Learning Processes
Ideological Impediments to Instructional Innovation: The Case of Cooperative Learning.
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Rich, Yisrael – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1990
This article considers the relationship between teachers' ideological beliefs about education and the decisions they make, focusing on beliefs regarding purpose of schooling and process of knowledge acquisition. The effects of teacher beliefs on adoption and implementation of instructional innovations, particularly cooperative learning, are…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Ideology
Governmental Initiatives in Staff Development.
Moreland, Neil; And Others – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Six articles highlight governmental initiatives to encourage staff development in the United Kingdom. The Grant-Related In-Service Training Scheme (GRIST) is described from the perspectives of sponsoring institutions and local education authorities; course approval criteria established by government are reviewed; and teacher education through…
Descriptors: Criteria, Developed Nations, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries