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Dodd, Caleb D.; Burris, Scott; Fraze, Steve; Doerfert, David; McCulloch, Abigail – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2013
The incorporation of hot and cold food bars into grocery stores in an effort to capture a portion of the home meal replacement industry is presenting new challenges for retail food establishments. To ensure retail success and customer safety, employees need to be educated in food safety practices. Traditional methods of training are not meeting…
Descriptors: Training Methods, Nontraditional Education, Conventional Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness
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Buxton, Eric; De Muth, James – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
Reduced corporate training budgets require cost efficiencies in professional development. Distance learning, with its lower intrinsic costs, will likely become more prevalent. Therefore, the educational experience will change for many professionals. The objective of this study was to examine the perceptions of adult learners attending a drug…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Industrial Training, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Renfro-Michel, Edina L.; O'Halloran, Kim C.; Delaney, Megan E. – ADULTSPAN Journal, 2010
The authors present a study that used a conceptual framework of adult learning and differentiated learning styles with graduate students in a counselor education classroom. Students in a hybrid course had higher midterm, group proposal, and posttest scores than did students in a face-to-face course taught by the same professor.
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Counselor Training, Adult Learning, Blended Learning
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Medcalfe, Simon – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
There have been few studies comparing student performance in online and face-to-face economics courses. Those studies that have been undertaken have concentrated on traditional students (18- to 22-year-olds). This paper examines student outcomes in an undergraduate course in microeconomics taught to non-traditional students (average age is 33…
Descriptors: Microeconomics, Adult Learning, Evidence, Online Courses