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Evolution and Revolution of Adult Learning: Exposition of Open and Distance Learning in Nigeria
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Umezulike, Nneka A. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2015
The educational system has witnessed a number of laudable programs since inception in both formal and non-formal systems of education programs that were set up to empower adult educational skills, knowledge, decision-making processes.Correspondence education transformed into distance education which--with the advent of information and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Distance Education, College Programs
State-Sponsored Professional Development for Early Childhood Educators: Who Participates and Associated Implications for Future Offerings
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Weber-Mayrer, Melissa M.; Piasta, Shayne B.; Yeager Pelatti, Christina – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2015
Professional development (PD) for early childhood educators has received increased attention as a means of bolstering young children's learning and development. Theory and research indicate that educators' characteristics play roles in both their own learning and that of children; however, little research has explored who participates in PD. This…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, State Programs, Faculty Development, Preschool Teachers
Implementing a Cross-District Principal Mentoring Program: A Human Resources Approach to Developing Midcareer Principals' Leadership Capacities
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Della Sala, Matthew R.; Klar, Hans W.; Lindle, Jane Clark; Reese, Kenyae L.; Knoeppel, Robert C.; Campbell, Michael; Buskey, Frederick C. – Journal of School Public Relations, 2013
Despite the key role that principals play in leading schoolwide change, districts' efforts to support principals are often limited, particularly in rural settings. In this article, we report the preliminary findings of a cross-district mentoring program for nine midcareer rural school principals. The collaboratively developed human resource…
Descriptors: Principals, School Districts, Program Implementation, Mentors
Living Adult Education. Freire in Scotland. Innovations in Education.
Kirkwood, Gerri; Kirkwood, Colin – 1989
This document describes and assesses the process of adapting Paulo Friere's ideas in a Western European urban context. The Adult Learning Project (ALP), in the Gorgie Dalry section of Edinburgh, Scotland, is a sustained experiment in the application of Freire's educational principles. Following an introduction, chapter 1 describes the history of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Education
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
HRD Effectiveness and Transfer of Learning. Symposium.
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2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on human resource development (HRD) effectiveness and transfer of learning. "Factors Affecting Transfer of Training in Thailand" (Siriporn Yamnill, Gary N. McLean) discusses how the Learning Transfer System Inventory was validated in Thailand by administering it to 1,029 employers and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Definitions, Delivery Systems