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Abbott, Marilyn L.; Rossiter, Marian J.; Hatami, Sarvenaz – TESL Canada Journal, 2015
Engagement with current research is essential for the implementation of evidence-informed instructional practices in adult English as a second language classrooms. We explored Canadian administrators' and instructors' engagement with peer-reviewed research articles, perceptions of their impact, and ways in which stakeholders could enhance…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, English (Second Language), Journal Articles, Peer Evaluation
Bailey, Natasha – AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2009
This research was commissioned by AONTAS-the National Adult Learning Organisation, in partnership with Irish Aid, the Irish Government's programme of assistance to developing countries. To date, a strategic focus on the integration of development education into adult learning has been missing at both State level and across the development…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Adult Learning, Community Education, Foreign Countries
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1985
This document presents research findings for the second task in the Appalachian Educational Laboratory's Lifelong Learning Program which addresses the adult vocational development process-managing the learning process. Section I presents data collection procedures and demographic information on the target group of adults at two community colleges.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Research
Wang, Nina; Taraban, Roman – 1997
A study of 113 graduate students in a college of education explored how readily they would apply their knowledge about transfer of learning to a personally relevant teaching task. One group practiced integration; participants were asked to think about concepts they were learning in terms of the three elements of the integration strategy. A second…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Roberson, Donald N., Jr. – 2002
A study addressed the impact of the travel experience on the older traveler and when such experiences may be transformative. It explored the experiences of four older and experienced travelers. Research questions were: What types of experiences travelers identified? In what ways transformative experience was manifested? What conditions seemed to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Structures, Educational Research
Fulton, Rodney D. – 1989
A study surveyed 139 individuals to determine if differences in the way they approached the physical attributes of various learning environments could be attributed to either gender or age. Participants were Montana State University graduate students in education; adult basic education students in Bozeman, Montana; adult basic education faculty…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
Adults' Informal Learning: Definitions, Findings, Gaps, and Future Research. NALL Working Paper #21.
Livingstone, D. W. – 2001
This paper on adult informal learning is divided into four sections. Section 1 examines different conceptions of informal learning and the issues and limitations associated with alternative definitions of informal learning. Section 2 is a review of empirical research on the estimated extent, role, and outcomes of informal learning and posited…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Education Work Relationship, Educational Research
Covert, Clinton Mark – 2002
A study identified and compared characteristics of enlisted soldiers who participated in postsecondary educational offerings to those who did not and identified barriers to participation for participants and nonparticipants. Individual and focus group interviews were conducted with 92 soldiers at one Army installation. Nonparticipants named these…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Armed Forces, Career Change
Timarong, Alvina; Temaungil, Marianne; Sukrad, Wilma – 2002
A survey of literature on adult learning and learners conducted for Palau Community College (PCC), Koror, Palau, found a lack of literature specific to the United States-affiliated Pacific region. Background information was compiled on development of formal education in Palau. A survey was administered in fall 2001 to adult learners working toward…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services
Brown, Judith O.; McCrink, Carmen; Maybee, Richard – 2003
A study researched the impact of the portfolio development process as an instructional strategy that promotes increased critical thinking, organization, communication, and self-reflection abilities. The inquiry began with a case study of eight adult learners representative of the student population of a nontraditional undergraduate program with a…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Communication Skills, Critical Thinking
Kelly, Janette D. – 1991
The current status of intergenerational education in vocational education programs at the secondary school level was assessed in a Pennsylvania study. A literature review expanded upon the rationale for adult education, further defined the complex system of adult education, and introduced intergenerational education in a long history of adult…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Attitudes, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Strickland, A.; Simons, M.; Harris, R.; Robertson, I.; Harford, M.; Edwards, A. – 2001
A study explored learning and assessment experiences of Australian apprentices and trainees (A&Ts) using focus groups of 66 stakeholders in every state and territory; case study analyses of 20 diverse sites; and a national questionnaire of 595 A&Ts in motor mechanics and hospitality work. Stakeholders viewed apprenticeships and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Apprenticeships, Auto Mechanics
Rothwell, William J. – 2002
This book explains how work organizations can create a workplace climate that encourages real-time, on-the-job learning and development of competent workplace learners, who are wiling and able to seize the initiative for identifying their own learning experiences and evaluating the results. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style