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Direct linkKnowlton, Dave S.; Simms, Julia – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2009
Educational interventions that are currently in vogue in higher education settings are based upon constructivist approaches, whereby students learn content within the context of authentic activities and problem-based scenarios. Certainly these approaches have value, but proponents of these approaches have been somewhat successful in convincing…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Higher Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Adult Students
Download full textHawk, Kim; And Others – 1996
This document contains a project report and tutor manual from a demonstration project conducted by the Fayette County Community Action Agency (FCCAA) of Fayette County, Pennsylvania to evaluate the effectiveness of using computers and selected reading software in conjunction with traditional one-on-one tutoring to teach reading skills to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, College School Cooperation
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1981
A follow-up to the 1979 report, Using Instructional Media beyond Campus, this report describes a plan for making statewide use of available media for postsecondary education in California. The first of three sections provides a basic inventory of California's telecommunications resources, focusing on electronic means of transmitting information…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiotape Recordings, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Needs
Dillingofski, Mary Sue, Comp. – 1979
The 72 items in this bibliography concern the use of nonprint media in reading instruction. A section on audio and visual channels concerns the use of audiovisual materials, tape recordings, and filmstrips as instructional aids. The section on television and film includes items on film, learning from television, commercial television, public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Aids
Bryant, Ian, Ed. – 1995
The papers in these proceedings include a number of themes such as enduring and progressive social change, good practice and positive outcomes, and strategies of survival, resistance and subversion. They are: "Achievement, Personal Development, and Positive Outcomes" (Viv Anderson); "Raising Standards" (Paul Armstrong);…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators
Turner, Terilyn C.; Frick, Elizabeth – 1990
This monograph presents the state of the art of computer-assisted instruction for students in adult basic education (ABE), developmental education, and rehabilitation programs. The 12 articles are written by practitioners for practitioners and describe programs being provided by public schools, community colleges, libraries, volunteer agencies,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, College Students
Akron Univ., OH. – 1993
The College of Education at the University of Akron (Ohio) approaches program delivery, service, research, and student diversity through collaborative efforts, which are complementary to and facilitated by an urban education program. The Decker Family Development Center is a collaborative project involving the university, the school district, a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Black Students, College School Cooperation
McLellan, James L., Ed.; Taylor, William H., Ed. – 1988
Among the 61 papers in this volume (some in French) are the following: "Problems and Pitfalls in a Naturalistic Inquiry into the Relationship between Environmental Remembrance and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly" (Barrick); "Educating the Adult Educator" (Baskett); "Socio-Psychological Factors in Electronic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Flannery, Daniele, Ed. – 1993
Among the papers included are the following: "Exploring Literacy through Theater" (Andruske); "Heuristic Research" (Beckstrom); "Self-Direction in Adult Undergraduates" (Blowers); "Commodification of Adult Education" (Briton, Plumb); "Collective Group Learning" (Brooks); "Psychosocial Development of Women" (Caffarella, Barnett); "Writing Wrongs"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
