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Koster, Jennifer L. Herald – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTLs) at all-online universities are faced with the same challenge each year: creating a professional development curriculum that offers experienced and pedagogical support and community-building opportunities for faculty. Ideally, faculty would offer suggestions, contributions, and engagement regarding their…
Descriptors: Resource Centers, Virtual Universities, College Faculty, Faculty Development
Natker, Elana; Baker, Susan S.; Auld, Garry; McGirr, Kathryn; Sutherland, Barbara; Cason, Katherine L. – Journal of Extension, 2015
The project reported here served to assess a curriculum for EFNEP to ensure theory compliance and content validity. Adherence to Adult Learning Theory and Social Cognitive Theory tenets was determined. A curriculum assessment tool was developed and used by five reviewers to assess initial and revised versions of the curriculum. T-tests for…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Nutrition Instruction, Program Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation
Gilstrap, Donald L. – College & Research Libraries, 2013
This article provides an overview of adult learning theory in relation to teaching philosophies among librarians belonging to ACRL, using Hadley's Educational Orientation Questionnaire. Although not significant as a predictor, there was a nonlinear and negative correlation between librarians' familiarity with the ACRL Standards and their adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Standards, Curriculum Development
Curran, Mary K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The American Nurses Association advocates for nursing professional development (NPD) specialists to have an earned graduate degree, as well as educational and clinical expertise. However, many NPD specialists have limited exposure to adult learning theory (ALT), and this lack of exposure may reduce organizational knowledge transfer (KT) and the…
Descriptors: Teaching Styles, Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Adult Educators
Qandile, Yasine A.; Al-Qasim, Wajeeh Q. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
The purpose of this study is to construct a clear instructional philosophy for Salman bin Abdulaziz University as a fundamental basis for teaching and training as well as a theoretical framework for curriculum design and development. The study attempts to answer the main questions about pertaining to the basic structure of contemporary higher…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Altamirano, Jesus Manuel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Alcoholic beverages in the State of Arizona are regulated by the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control (ADLLC). Education programs in the alcohol industry must align with the needs of students working in the industry and with the criteria set forth by the ADLLC. Prior research has concentrated on irresponsible alcohol consumption…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Student Attitudes, Socialization, Teacher Attitudes
Wang, Victor C. X., Ed.; Bryan, Valerie C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
Today's ever-changing learning environment is characterized by the fast pace of technology that drives our society to move forward, and causes our knowledge to increase at an exponential rate. The need for in-depth research that is bound to generate new knowledge about curriculum and program development is becoming ever more relevant.…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Program Development
Blozen, Barbara B. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Although there are a number of anecdotal reports on demographic characteristics and academic success of accelerated nursing students, few empirical studies have been undertaken to examine these students' success, despite this type of programs' existence for more than a decade, and only three studies have sought to examine the perspective of the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Nursing Education, Curriculum Development, Graduates
Cabai, Katherine A. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine efficacious teaching-learning strategies that community college stakeholders employ that enhance surgical technology student outcomes. Knowles's adult learning theory, constructivist theory, and appreciative inquiry served as the theoretical foundation for this study. Discovering effective aspects and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Allied Health Occupations Education, Educational Strategies, Community Colleges
Cercone, Kathleen – AACE Journal, 2008
The online educational environment is increasingly being used by adults and should be designed based on the needs of adult learners. This article discusses andragogy, an important adult learning theory, and reviews three other adult learning theories: self-directed learning, experiential learning, and transformational learning. During this…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Andragogy, Online Courses, Transformative Learning
Kelso, Genell – 1979
This paper describes a directed-study seminar course in the craft of poetry using Malcolm Knowles' andragogical principles of teaching (related to the educational process of adults as contrasted with pedagogy, the educational process of children). The background and significance of the course are discussed and procedures for administering it,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Higher Education
Rossman, Mark H. – Adult Leadership, 1973
Adult learning theory might be summed up in three words--need, effort and satisfaction. An adult will learn once a need has been identified, effort expended to satisfy that need, and the need finally being satisfied. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Curriculum Design
Schwertman, John B. – 1958
Essays call for the development of a theory of university adult education and for the development of new and expanded research into basic problems of curriculum planning, learning theory, and evaluation of the results of liberal adult education programs. The urban university is asked to examine its purposes in adult education, which is often its…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy
Garten, Edward D.; Hartwell, Cynthia – Library Administration & Management, 1994
Discussion of nontraditional entrepreneurial universities and challenges that they pose to library administrators at more traditional universities highlights experiences at the University of Phoenix (Arizona). Topics addressed include adult learning theories; curriculum development; learning resource services; accreditation issues; fair use;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Learning, Curriculum Development
McCowan, Richard J. – Online Submission, 1998
This paper describes the theories and social factors that contributed to the development of competency-based training (CBT). These include behaviorism (Edward L. Thorndike), scientific management (Frederick Taylor), progressive education (John Dewey), and derivative theories including operant conditioning (B.F. Skinner), objectives-based…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Mastery Learning, Competency Based Education, Learning Theories
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