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Spinuzzi, Clay; Altounian, David; Pogue, Gregory; Cochran, Robert; Zhu, Lily – Written Communication, 2018
In this qualitative study, the authors apply Callon's sociology of translation to examine how new technology entrepreneurs enact material arguments that involve the first two moments of translation--problematization (defining a market problem) and interessement (defining a market and the firm's relationship to it)--which in turn are represented in…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Business, Sociology
Hilton, Dale; Levine, Arielle; Zanetis, Janet – Journal of Museum Education, 2019
Little research is available concerning the use of technology to connect non-mobile senior adults with museums. This paper explores the viability of Interactive Virtual Learning (IVL) programs to gauge the interests, preferences, and needs of the older adults. The authors drew from personal experiences presenting such programs to seniors and held…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Adult Education, Museums, Computer Simulation
Desyatova, Yuliya – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2020
While the Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) document has been a milestone in supporting the teaching of English as an additional language to adults in Canada, few studies examined practitioners' experiences with the language standard. The expectation of ongoing use of the CLB by teachers in the Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC)…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Benchmarking, Standards, Immigrants
España, Cristina; Soosaar, Reet – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2022
The implementation of the European Union's Erasmus Plus (E+) Program has resulted in the possibility of joint initiatives across-borders led by teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), who can bring classroom practice closer to education as a key area for employability and prepare students for work and communication in multicultural and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Active Learning, Student Projects, English (Second Language)
Hill, Carol – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2022
Adult basic education students manage adult responsibilities and obligations and personal goals related to school. They commit their time and limited resources and thus are investors in their own learning. As investors, their voices matter. When one countywide adult basic education program implemented a systemic plan to ask students upon entry…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Psychological Patterns
Hatley, Issac – Online Submission, 2016
The purpose of the Doctoral Capstone project was to examine the effects of a community-based program on adults with disabilities. For many years, individuals with disabilities have been socially excluded from the community for many years. Individuals with scholarly handicaps are unequally defenseless against social rejection, destitution and abuse…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Adult Education, Self Esteem, Quality of Life
Olomukoro, Caroline O.; Adelore, Omobola O. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2015
The study examined the political empowerment of women through literacy education programmes in Edo and Delta States in the South-South Geopolitical zone of Nigeria. A sample of 1022 women was randomly drawn from the different levels of literacy classes organised by the Agency of Adult and Nonformal Education and non-governmental and private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Females, Empowerment
Kirlin, Mary; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The challenge of producing the systemic changes that are needed to boost educational attainment and economic competitiveness across the country falls heavily on entities that coordinate public postsecondary institutions. Coordination of postsecondary education, whether of a single system of institutions or across an entire state, requires…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Technical Institutes, Governance, Program Effectiveness
Ast, Harley J. – 1994
Southeast Regional College's Rural Bridging Program was developed to provided unemployed men and women with a variety of learning experiences designed to prepare them for employment or further education. Specifically, the 24-week program assisted participants in identifying personal attributes and needs related to career development; exploring new…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges
Dymock, Darryl – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2007
This study examined non-accredited community language, literacy and numeracy provision in Australia. A diverse range of providers assist many adults who do not need or cannot yet cope with accredited training. Growth in self-confidence appears as important as development of literacy and numeracy skills, with teachers and tutors playing a key role…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy
Matias, Zipura Burac; And Others – 1995
This monograph presents information about programs identified during the 1992, 1993, and 1994 national searches for exemplary vocational education programs. Background information on the search is presented in the first section. The second section provides a description of the 20 exemplary program components and best practices for each component.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Chapman, Jean B.; And Others – 1980
The project investigated and developed assessment tools and instructional methods and materials appropriate for adults with learning disabilities who are students of English as a Second Language (ESL). The report summarizes the project's goals and results in four areas: assessment of learning disabilities; methods and materials for teaching ESL to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
Straw, Carolyn L. – 1989
A computer program was developed to increase GED test candidate's level of test taking skills, knowledge of algebra and geometry, and self-confidence for the GED Mathematics Test. The computer program was developed and written, then implementation was administered by three teachers in a GED study center. Two math scores were used to determine the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Algebra, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
Ingersoll, Berit; Chenoweth, Barbara – 1981
This booklet for practitioners and others working with groups of older adults with chronic pain describes a model for a program for learning about factors associated with pain and about coping. An overview is provided of the model developed at the Turner Geriatric Clinic that has an education and support group format and involves both an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Coping, Discussion Groups, Diseases
Mulcrone, Patricia; Chapman, Jean B. – 1981
From September 15, 1980 to June 30, 1981, William Rainey Harper College (Illinois) conducted a project to train high school equivalency program teachers with limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in their classes. The training addressed the special needs of the LEP students in mathematics, English writing, and English reading instruction in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Equivalency Tests, High School Equivalency Programs