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Implications of Communities of Practice in Distance Rehabilitation Education
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Openshaw, Kristi P.; Schultz, Jared C.; Millington, Michael J. – Rehabilitation Education, 2008
Rehabilitation counselor education is experiencing an explosion of knowledge, which is becoming increasingly difficult to organize and disseminate to students. Communities of practice, a form of social learning, provide a way to organize and disseminate information. Distance-based education programs are increasing within the field of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Socialization, Counselor Training, Rehabilitation Counseling
Learning from the Experts: People with Learning Difficulties Training and Learning from Each Other
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Weeks, Louise; Shane, Chris; MacDonald, Fiona; Hart, Craig; Smith, Roger – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2006
This article is about a training project run by Central England People First (CEPF). CEPF has been doing workshops, conferences and other training for over 10 years. It seemed like a good idea to help other people with learning difficulties to learn how to be trainers. This would help them to speak out about their lives and the services they want.…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Learning Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Program Effectiveness
Computer Conferencing and Education: Complementary or Contradictory Concepts?
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Phillips, Amy Friedman; Pease, Pamela S. – 1985
To understand how computer conferencing can be used to meld communication and education among remotely located high-level professions, an ongoing exploratory study started to collect data from participants in an advanced adult education course conducted primarily via computer-mediated communication in the area of top level management. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Research, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment
A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Professional Development: Supporting Learning Transfer.
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Cordeiro, Paula A.; And Others – 1997
This study examined learning transfer in adult acquisition of group process skills using a problem-based learning (PBL) approach to staff development in one school district. The study's theoretical framework included learning transfer, adult and organizational learning, and group work. Subjects, 29 instructional leaders and administrators,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Change Strategies, Educational Administration, Educational Change
The New Leaders Academy Final Evaluation Report.
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MacAllum, Keith; Bell, Amy K. – 2000
The New Leaders Academy (NLA) is a national leadership training program aimed at ensuring the continuity of effective leadership of, and improved practices within, youth employment and development programs. The first NLA residential training session, held at Gallaudet University (Washington, DC), enrolled and trained 31 participants (called "New…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Formative Evaluation, Group Dynamics, Group Experience
Support Groups in Distance Education. Knowledge Series.
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Robertshaw, Michael – 2000
For most distance education (DE) systems, distance, time, and/or opportunity isolate learners from their teacher and their fellow students. To facilitate interaction, most DE systems include different types of support groups. Modern technology allows groups to interact effectively even though individuals are far apart. Technology may appear to be…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Cooperation, Cost Effectiveness