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Kent, Michael R. – Canadian Vocational Journal, 1978
The author describes the development of individualized instruction programs for adults in various areas of vocational education, including the use of advisory committees to identify occupational skills, preparing learning activity packages (LAPS) for the programs, and installation and operation of the programs in Halifax, Nova Scotia. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Vocational Education, Advisory Committees
Dickinson, Gary – 1981
This module on guidelines for teachers of adults is the first of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each module takes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Autoinstructional Aids
Enterprise State Junior Coll., AL. – 1997
Developed for workers in the apparel, carpet, and textile industries, this curriculum package presents a curriculum guide, the lesson plan, handouts, transparencies, tests, and evaluation forms for use by instructors in customizing a one-hour course for new employees on understanding the employee handbook. The introduction describes how the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Course Content, Course Descriptions

National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1982
This guide provides instructional materials and approaches for use by continuing educators, trainers, state units, area agencies on aging, or others responsible for staff development. Section I gives an overview of the mutual needs and responsibilities of adults with learning needs and those who assist them to meet those needs. Section II assists…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Aging (Individuals)
Bialek, Hilton; Nabokov, Peter – 1972
Four rural communities in northern Maine were the setting for a pilot program in Indian adult education that featured a new kind of instructional model. Developed by the Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), it featured peer instruction, strict performance orientation, and insistance on mastery of certain skills. A HumRRO representative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Education, American Indians
Enterprise State Junior Coll., AL. – 1998
This curriculum package presents a curriculum guide, the lesson plan, handouts, transparencies, tests, and evaluation forms for use by instructors in customizing a course on business writing for workers in the textile industry. The introduction describes how the curriculum is developed, the contents of this curriculum package, and how to involve…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Business Correspondence, Business English
Mao, Leii – 1990
This instructional guide, one of a series developed by the Technical Education Advancement Modules (TEAM) project, is a 16-hour introduction to plant floor operations. The guide is designed to develop the following competencies: (1) understanding the characteristics and components of personal computer (PC) networks; (2) computer networking…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Murray, Norman J. M. – 1976
Central Michigan University's Institute of Personal and Career Development (IPCD) extends educational opportunities to adults who determine from their career experiences that they need additional professional competencies. The program is based on competency objectives which were evaluated according to broad criteria referenced tests. Upon…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Competency Based Education, Criterion Referenced Tests
National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England). – 1998
This training package consists of a print training guide to accompany an audiotape and videotape. It is designed to support adults with learning disabilities in their efforts to become trainers. Adult learners who complete the training package as part of a further education college, adult education center, day center, or self-advocacy group…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Beginning Reading, Behavioral Objectives
Billings, Paul H. – 1990
This instructional guide, one of a series developed by the Technical Education Advancement Modules (TEAM) project, is a 6-hour introductory module on statistical process control (SPC), designed to develop competencies in the following skill areas: (1) identification of the three classes of SPC use; (2) understanding a process and how it works; (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Curriculum Guides
Dunlap, Dale – 1990
This instructional guide, one of a series developed by the Technical Education Advancement Modules (TEAM) project, is a 20-hour advanced statistical process control (SPC) and quality improvement course designed to develop the following competencies: (1) understanding quality systems; (2) knowing the process; (3) solving quality problems; and (4)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Curriculum Guides
Levine, S. Joseph; And Others – 1981
This learning packet consists of a leader's guide and handout materials, for conducting inservice workshops on adult learning for adult educators. Twelve modules are included in the binder. Each of these modules is a separate workshop training activity, most of which will take no more than one hour to conduct. Each of the modules includes a…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
Nabokov, Peter – 1972
Institutional success of an instructional model that featured peer instruction, a strict performance orientation, and an insistence on mastery of specific skills led developers to believe the same model could be used by communities to disseminate skills and information at low cost and with efficiency. The system was utilized in setting up an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, American Indian Education, American Indians
Whisenhunt, James E. – 1990
This instructional guide, one of a series developed by the Technical Education Advancement Modules (TEAM) project, is a 20-hour introduction to industrial physics that explains and demonstrates to industrial maintenance mechanics the direct relationship of physics to machinery. Project TEAM is intended to upgrade basic technical competencies of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Curriculum Guides
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR.
A special demonstration project to develop, pilot test, evaluate, and disseminate a competency-based, open-entry/open-exit training program model for adult education guidance and counseling personnel resulted in the development of SAGE (Skills for Adult Guidance Educators). The SAGE training system was developed in nine steps including exploring…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs
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