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Krolak, Lisa – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2011
ALADIN, the Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network, is a well-developed, well-defined and lasting follow-up initiative of CONFINTEA V (Fifth International Conference on Adult Education), which was held in 1997. This global network was brought to life by UIL and the efforts of many adult learning documentation and information centres.…
Descriptors: Directories, Group Membership, Adult Learning, Documentation
Hartley, Tricia – Adults Learning, 2007
The Campaign for Learning, with its partners NIACE and ContinYou, established the National Family Learning Network (NFLN) in 2001. Most of the expertise in any field, including family learning, exists at grassroots level, but all too often stays at the very local, even single-institutional, level, because structures make effective sharing on a…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Networks
Valentine, Susan M.; Supinski, Stanley B.; Sutherland, Richard L. – 2001
This study addressed how to maintain "use or lose" language skills among Department of Defense linguists. The study, which involved over 300 linguists at 61 installations worldwide, supported the Air Force strategy of global engagement by regularly providing pedagogically sound language maintenance materials in small doses and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Discussion Groups, Electronic Mail

Hert, Carol A. – Internet Research, 1994
Argues that training is a critical success factor for Internet implementation in organizations, both in teaching Internet skills and in enabling trainees to participate in planning how the Internet could transform the organization. Conceptual areas relevant to the development of training and the associated theoretical perspectives are suggested.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Computer Networks, Course Organization, Creativity
Tremblay, Diane-Gabrielle – 2001
The role of professional and local-personal networks as a source of knowledge development in the new knowledge-based economy was examined in a 15-month study that focuses on people working in the multimedia industry in Montreal, Quebec. The study focused on the modes of exchange and learning, collaborative work, and management and development of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Competence, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics
Giere, Ursula, Ed.; Imel, Susan, Ed. – 2000
This publication contains the story of how the idea for a network conceived through CONFINTEA V became a [virtual] reality in ALADIN, the Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network. Part I contains 15 papers delivered as a part of the CONFINTEA workshop, "Global Community of Adult Learning through Information and Documentation:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Developed Nations, Developing Nations

Jagannathan, Neela – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 1996
Discusses the role of libraries in the development of distance education in India since 1962, focusing on the acquisition, management, and provision of information services to adult learners. The needs of distance learners, and problems faced by open universities trying to fulfill those needs, are examined. Resource sharing and networking may help…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Distance Education, Educational Demand, Educational Development
Kerka, Sandra – 1998
Emerging research findings demonstrate a relationship between learning styles and approaches to using the World Wide Web and other hypermedia, especially in terms of success with information retrieval. One of the most widely used conceptions of learning styles is Witkin's Field Dependence (FD)/Field Independence (FI). FI individuals perceive…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Style
Giere, Ursula – 1998
This directory contains profiles of 89 adult education documentation and information services worldwide that are interested in international cooperation and networking. The foreword and executive summary are in English, French, Spanish, and German. These are followed by a discussion of the survey that collected information contained in the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Development
Oaklief, Charles R., Ed.; Zelenak, Bonnie, Ed. – 1988
The conference proceedings reported in this publication represent the deliberations, problems, and prospects associated with adult education as a field of academic inquiry. The following papers or summaries are included: "Adult Education Research: Issues and Directions" (Deshler, Hagan); "Comparative Perspectives for Research about…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Career Development
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet, which was produced as a follow-up to the Fifth International Conference on Adult Education, examines the need to establish a global community of adult learning through information, documentation, and development of a network of networks. Among the topics discussed are the following: issues and challenges emerging from uneven…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis

Human Resources Development Canada, Hull (Quebec). Office of Learning Technologies. – 1998
This document contains information from and about the Pan-Canadian Forum on Community Learning Networks (CLNs) that was conducted to identify existing and emerging needs of CLNs and identify emerging trends and issues related to CLNs. The document begins with a discussion of role played by CLNs in building a lifelong learning culture. Presented…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Case Studies, College Programs
Alamprese, Judith A.; Stickney, Eric – 2001
By establishing its Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) in 1989, California became the first state to spend substantial funds on building a technological infrastructure for adult education. OTAN's goals are as follows: foster communication among state officials, researchers, and local administrators, instructors, and staff in adult…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Jurmo, Paul – Literacy Harvest, 2002
Most of the job losses that occurred in New York City after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center occurred in low-wage jobs held by lower-skilled workers. Many of those affected faced multiple obstacles limiting their employment prospects, including limited literacy and English language skills and a lack of "connections" to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Curriculum Development
Guest, Graham – 2000
Professionals have normally become qualified through a period of formal education followed by a structured training program and continuing professional development. This traditional pattern is being replaced with a process of lifelong learning that, thanks to the development and application of a wide range of information and communication…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Career Development, Continuing Education
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