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Faculty Development in Teaching and Learning: The UK Framework and Current Debates
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Hibbert, Paul; Semler, Mirko – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2016
Following the publication of a recent report, commissioned by the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and conducted by Staff and Educational Developers Association, this short paper considers the HEA UK Professional Standards Framework in the UK Higher Education Sector, in the context of recent and continuing debates about how best to support faculty…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Teacher Improvement, Instructional Improvement, Learning Strategies
EFL Professional Development: Discussion of Effective Models in Literature
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Almuhammadi, Anas – English Language Teaching, 2017
This paper explores the professional development literature in the educational setting. The different literature pieces are aligned to a framework that requires effective professional development to focus on three concepts: content, context, and process. The content focuses on the "what" question in the programs while the context aims to…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Models, Faculty Development, Program Content
Parents as Learners.
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Morris, Beverley – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1985
The article argues the case for greater attention being paid to parents as lifelong learners, whether they pursue knowledge consciously or unconsciously, whether they are highly motivated or learn merely to survive through frequent rapid changes. She discusses parenting characteristics, transition to parenthood, content of parent education,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Curriculum Development
The Community College as a Resource for Retarded Adults: A Working Model.
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Dailey, Anne Louise – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1982
Describes two vocational programs for retarded adults--a two-semester food service program and a one-semester janitorial service program. The article discusses program eligibility, financial aid, counseling, teaching philosophy and techniques, and program content. The community college's role as a resource center is also described. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Eligibility
The Training of Adult Career Development Specialists: The Desirability, Feasibility, and Constraints of Developing a Curriculum in the Community College.
Chaffey Coll., Alta Loma, CA. – 1979
Various planning issues related to the development of a program to train paraprofessional counselors as Adult Career Development Specialists are considered in this four-part report. Part I presents a literature review dealing with the developmental tasks associated with the various stages of the adult life cycle, the need for new adult guidance…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees
Bridging the Divide: Developing the Institutional Structures That Most Effectively Deliver Cross-Sectoral Education and Training.
Wheelahan, Leesa – 2000
Issues in developing the institutional structures to deliver cross-sectoral education and training were examined in a study of five Australian single-sector higher education institutions with various institutional arrangements with the vocational education and training (VET) sector and five dual-sector universities. Data were collected from the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Learning, Articulation (Education)