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Jordan, Greg Madison – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Software has become central to every part of modern life and supports everything from managing personal schedules to managing global supply chain systems. In creating new or updating existing software, software developers often need to incorporate new technology. When software developers learn new technology using tutorials, their experience with…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Prior Learning, Technological Literacy, Networks
Esslinger, Deborah S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the insights of a small group of women to determine factors important in encouraging creative confidence and specific activities that would contribute to creative growth. There were three research questions that guided the study, using an open-ended questionnaire and a focus group…
Descriptors: Creativity, Self Esteem, Females, Educational Environment
Chillis, Jimmy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This report analyses the NHES: 2005 data to present the state of American education in reference to "adult" participation in education. Psychosocial interaction theory is applied to the social event of attaining adulthood to analyze and report the propensity of American adults to participate in non-compulsory adult education. The review…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Demography, Age, Prior Learning
Zhang, Jing – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Distance education is not a new concept for all kinds of learners in the modern societies. Many researchers have studied traditional distance education programs for adult learners in the past, but little research has been done on Web-based distance education (WBDE) for adult learners. There are also many popular online universities in the U.S. or…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Education Majors, Research Needs, Andragogy