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Teaching Style and Attitudes towards Facebook as an Educational Tool
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Prescott, Julie – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2014
There is a distinct lack of research that has considered university staff use of and attitudes towards Facebook. The aim of this study was to gain an understanding of how teaching staff at one UK university use Facebook, and their attitudes towards Facebook and online professionalism, in terms of the student-staff relationship. An online survey…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Social Networks, Foreign Countries
Philosophy and Adult Educators: An Inquiry into the Philosophy-Practice Link Using the PALS, EOQ, and PAEI.
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Rachal, John R.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1994
To explore philosophical predilections, the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS), Educational Orientation Questionnaire, and Philosophy of Adult Education Inventory were administered to 111 adult education graduate students. The overall population was progressive on the PALS and scored close to reported means on the other tests. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Analysis of Scores on Principles of Adult Learning Scale for Part-Time Faculty and Recommendations for Staff Development Activities.
Conti, Gary J. – 1983
A study assessed the degree to which teachers in the Hidalgo-Starr Adult Education Coop in Texas support and practice the principles in the literature on adult education. During the project, 94 part-time teachers from the Hidalgo-Starr Adult Education Coop completed the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS). (The PALS is a validated 44-item…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Classroom Techniques