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Keane, Patrick – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1982
This paper explores the Victorian concept of social utility as applied to adult education, and seeks to identify early elements of professionalism associated with that concept. The exploration is conducted through the medium of mechanics' institutes in several English-speaking countries. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational History, Lecture Method
Jelfs, Eric – Training Officer, 1974
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Business Education, Learning Processes, Lecture Method
Hutchison, Edward – 1971
Personal and professional values in adult education and community work are discussed from the standpoint of the growth of professional employment and training for it. Adult education is interpreted as comprising all the deliberate and conscious efforts people make to enlarge and interpret their experience of life. All effective adult education is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Community Organizations, Community Services
Bussett, Glenn Morton – 1965
This study examined whether or not the knowledge gained by adults in a group is influenced by media employed, by discussion, and by attitudes of local and professional discussion leaders. Research results were presented to the adults (250 4-H Club leaders) by film, lecture, and bulletin, then by discussion. Phases of the project included the…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Analysis of Variance, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Media
Rogers, Jennifer, Ed. – 1969
Originally designed to accompany a televised British series, "Teaching Adults", this anthology stresses motives and expectations of adult learners, basic kinds of learning (especially discovery), and kinds of teaching situations that give adults the most confidence and encouragement. Essays consider such areas as research and experiences…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Audiovisual Aids
Sands, Janet – 1981
This module on effective use of instructional techniques is the second of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each module takes…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives
HAAPIO, MARJA – 1967
ADULT EDUCATION DEGREES IN FINLAND ARE OFFERED ONLY AT THE INSTITUTE OF ADULT EDUCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE. STUDY IS PURELY THEORETICAL WITH EXAMINATIONS BEING GIVEN AT THREE LEVELS. MOST OF THE RESEARCH ON ADULT EDUCATION HAS BEEN CONDUCTED BY THE INSTITUTE. BEGINNING IN 1873 WITH LECTURES AT A WOMEN'S ACADEMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Programs, Community Education
Galbraith, Michael W., Ed. – 1998
This book contains 21 papers devoted to understanding and facilitating adult learning. After "Foreword to the Second Edition" (Malcolm S. Knowles) and other introductory materials, the papers are: "Becoming an Effective Teacher of Adults" (Michael W. Galbraith); "Understanding Adult Learners" (Huey B. Long); "Identifying Your Philosophical…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning