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Scherling, Sarah Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The population of adult learners in higher education continues to increase. In many cases, the majority of faculty teaching adult learners are adjunct instructors. These instructors bring a rich background of experience and expertise to the classroom, but may lack experience in designing and implementing effective instructional practices for adult…
Descriptors: Learner Controlled Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Adult Learning
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Sandberg, Anette; Heden, Rebecca – Education 3-13, 2011
The purpose of this study is to contribute knowledge on and gain an understanding of elementary school teachers' perspectives on the function of play in children's learning processes. The study is qualitative with a hermeneutical approach and has George Herbert Mead as a theoretical frame of reference. Interviews have been carried out with seven…
Descriptors: Teacher Expectations of Students, Play, Learning Processes, Elementary School Teachers