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Direct linkJones, Janice E., Ed.; Baran, Mette L., Ed.; Cosgrove, Preston B., Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
The definition of education and learning has been changing in recent years, as the field experienced, and is still experiencing, many changes. One of those changes is a rise in adult learners in higher education. In order to cope with this particular change and set their classrooms up for success, it is vital for educators to be aware of and…
Descriptors: Outcome Based Education, Adult Learning, Higher Education, Nontraditional Students
Lake, Danielle; Ricco, Michael E.; Whipps, Judy – Journal of General Education, 2016
Higher education institutions are continually seeking to recruit nontraditional adult students yet struggle at the same time to meet their needs effectively. The following case study offers strategies to address this situation by documenting the pedagogical design and initial outcomes of an interdisciplinary, nineteen-month leadership-themed…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Nontraditional Students, Adult Students, Case Studies
Peer reviewedHaughton, Michael A.; Crick, Anne P.; Moore, Stanford E.; Nicholson, Lawrence A. – Education + Training, 2003
Describes a process for developing short courses for nonuniversity students that enhances both teaching and research. Discusses the challenges of teaching nontraditional students, the action learning team design, and the ways faculty were able to use data gathered through this process. (Contains 36 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Experiential Learning, Extension Education
Download full textPatterson, Teresa M. – 1996
Adults are the most rapidly growing population in American higher education. The National Center for Educational Statistics estimates that adult students will be 46% of all enrollments in the 1990s, which is good reason to give careful thought to their specific educational needs. M. Knowles, in "The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species,"…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedPowell, Richard R. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 1997
This study examined how prior knowledge and experience influenced first-career and second-career beginning science teachers' curriculum and classroom instruction. Observations and interviews indicated that teachers compromised their beliefs about good content and became similar by the end of the year. The classroom curricula of both groups emerged…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Grade 9
West, Linden; Fraser, Wilma – 1992
A project studied use of assessment of prior experiential learning (APEL) in admissions to part-time degrees and diplomas at the University of Kent at Canterbury (England, United Kingdom). The APEL course was highlighted in brochures advertising part-time degree, diploma, and Access courses. Interviews with 40 applicants explained APEL and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Education, Adults
Merrill, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 51 papers from a conference devoted to the theme of exploring spaces in adult education. The following are among the papers included: "Exploring Everyday Spaces: Women's Transitions from Welfare to Paid Work and Education" (Cynthia Lee Andruske); "Lost in Space? Re-valuing the Impact of Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Jackson, Ann, Ed.; Jones, David, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 43 papers from a conference on researching inclusion. The following are among the papers included: "Include Me Out: Critique and Contradiction in Thinking about Social Exclusion and Lifelong Learning" (Paul Armstrong); "The Linking of Work and Education To Enable Social Inclusion" (Dave Beck);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Admission Criteria
