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Looking Back and Looking Forward: A Glimpse of Blended Learning in Higher Education from 2007-2017
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Taylor, Maurice; Vaughan, Norman; Ghani, Shehzad K.; Atas, Sait; Fairbrother, Michael – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2018
Using an engagement in research approach this article explores the landscape of blended learning in higher education over the last decade by comparing the results of a critical literature review by Vaughan to an instrumental case study that identified key factors that led to the implementation of a blended learning initiative in one medium sized…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Higher Education, Case Studies, Program Implementation
No Substitute for Experience: Transforming Teacher Preparation with Experiential and Adult Learning Practices
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Green, Gaynell; Ballard, Glenda H. – SRATE Journal, 2011
Traditional teacher preparation programs and alternative certification programs are under constant scrutiny and strain to prepare students to be more effective in the public classroom and remain in the profession. The Professional Development School is a contemporary, innovative model that shows promise for retaining novice teachers, particularly…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Professional Development Schools, Transformative Learning, Adult Learning
Experiential Education Format to Develop Self-Direction and Authority.
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Welds, Kathryn – Innovative Higher Education, 1986
Nontraditional learning environments challenge instructors to develop educational formats responsive to specific objectives and milieu. Competencies related to long-term goal achievement instead of short-term information retention are highlighted. An innovative instructional format presented during an international education semester aboard the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy, College Instruction
The Adult Learner. The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development. Fifth Edition.
Knowles, Malcolm S.; Holton, Elwood F., III; Swanson, Richard A. – 1998
This book examines the core principles of adult learning and the roots of andragogy, advances in adult learning, and practice in adult learning. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's 17 chapters: importance of learning theory; theories of learning (concept of part and whole models of development, theories based on elemental…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
The Canmore Proceedings. International Conference on Educating the Adult Educator: Role of the University (Canmore, Alberta, Canada, May 14-17, 1995).
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Collins, Michael, Ed. – 1995
The following are among the papers included in these proceedings: "Challenging the Exclusionary Effects of the Inclusive Mask of Adult Education" (Rockhill); "Organic Intellectuals of the State and Political Struggle in the University" (Cunningham); "Adult Education's Prospects in a Post-University World" (Smith);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Advocacy
The Design of Education. Second Edition. Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series.
Houle, Cyril O. – 1996
This book, which is intended primarily for specialists in the field of adult education (AE) who wish to improve their performance, presents a systematic plan for designing, establishing, and evaluating successful programs for adult learners. The following topics are among those discussed in the book's six chapters: credos and systems (growth of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Andragogy, Behavioral Objectives