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Stevens, Hilary – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of an evaluative case study that used an electronic portfolio to enhance the employability of older adults. The evaluation sought to identify programme effects and highlight the factors that were instrumental in generating them. Design/methodology/approach: Qualitative inquiry methods…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Employment Potential, Mentors, Adults
Wolotsky, Hyman; And Others – 1970
The third booklet in the series Career Development in Head Start is designed to provide the career development coordinator and other Head Start personnel with a better understanding of adult development and how adults learn, thereby enabling them to counsel Head Start career aspirants more effectively. Transcripts of interviews with…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Development, Adult Learning, Career Development
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Rusch, Edith; Perry, Eleanor – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1999
Describes a followup study to previous research into midcareer educators' tendencies to label older colleagues as resisters to Oregon schools' restructuring efforts. Results show that such attitudes stigmatize individuals and inhibit their responses in ways that hamper the change process. More respect for lifelong professional learning is needed.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Development, Age Discrimination, Aging in Academia