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Cawley, Richard W. V.; And Others – Adult Education, 1976
The research investigated relational and analytic cognitive styles among 11 adult learners. Thirteen hypotheses were formulated and an instrument was developed to collect data on both styles. Predictions about learning environment preference were given reasonable support. (Author/EC)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Processes
Kronus, Carol L. – Adult Education, 1973
Survey results of adult library use indicate that educational, family life cycle, and environmental factors, in that order of importance, affect the rate of adult library use. (DS)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Individual Characteristics
Bonner, Jodi – Journal of Instructional Development, 1982
A model for lesson design which accommodates adult learning based on the Gagne and Briggs (1979) model of instructional design is presented. Four stages of the lesson level are discussed--definition of performance objectives; preparing lesson plans; developing, selecting materials, media; and assessing student performance. Sixteen references are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Adults, Behavioral Objectives
Download full textNational Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
This report covers the Council on Adult Education's operation from September 1979 to December 30, 1980. The report outlines the annual activities, describes the Council's program, and gives a status report on the process developed to obtain input on the development of recommendations for the reauthorization of the Adult Education Act, which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Annual Reports
Small, Hazel Christine – 1970
The monograph reports the problem, design, and findings of graduate student research directly related to adult basic education teacher training. The objectives of this experiment were to assess: (1) the degree of relationship among reinforcement, learning, and self-concept for adults using computer assisted instruction (CAI); (2) changes in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Computer Assisted Instruction
Banks, Rita, Ed.; And Others – 1969
The activities of the first five years of New York City's Welfare Education Program are summarized. Operation Second Chance and Mothers at School, the two parts of WEP, provide 194 basic education classes, with a combined enrollment of 4,000. The program is intended to give welfare recipients the basic skills and self-confidence they need to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Tuckett, Alan; Cara, Sue – 1999
The language competence of adults in Great Britain was examined in a national study involving interviews between April 28 and May 9, 1999, with a representative sample of 3,967 adults over the age of 16 years. Of those surveyed, 58% spoke only their mother tongue, 29% spoke one additional language, and 10% spoke two additional languages. Fifteen…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
