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Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2011
Derek Legge, who celebrated his 95th birthday at the end of last month, is one of the most dedicated and influential of the largely unsung heroes of the adult education movement in Britain. As modesty is one of the many qualities with which his friends and colleagues credit him, he is certain to shrink from the description, but there is little…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Foreign Countries
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Lam, Y. L. Yack – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1985
The results of a survey concerning the learning experiences of 740 university and community college adult students in western Manitoba are analyzed in terms of adult learning theory, and the importance of intellectual maturity as a guiding principle in organizing learning experiences is examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Andragogy, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Redmann, Donna H., Ed. – 1996
This document contains the six papers that were presented at a business education and information systems special interest group meeting. The six papers were selected through a review process, with one paper being selected for the "outstanding paper" award. The award-winning paper is "The Importance of Desktop Computer Presentation…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Business Education, Business Education Teachers, Cognitive Processes
Tuijnman, Albert C., Ed.; Van Der Kamp, Max, Ed. – 1992
This book contains 15 papers on the following topics related to lifelong learning: lifespan development and education, capacity to learn in the lifespan, skills formation in the workplace, learning to learn in the lifespan, and implications for policy and practice. The following papers are included: "Learning for Life: New Ideas, New…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults