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Meier, David – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Ultimately with the raise of computer technology, blended learning has found its way into teaching. The technology continues to evolve, challenging teachers and lecturers alike. Most studies on blended learning focus on the practical or applied side and use essentially pedagogical concepts. This study demonstrates that the leadership sciences can…
Descriptors: Leadership, Theories, Blended Learning, Interdisciplinary Approach
Schenck, Andrew – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2015
While theories of adult learning and motivation are often framed as being either biological, psychological, or sociocultural, they represent a more complex, integral process. To gain a more holistic perspective of this process, a study was designed to concurrently investigate relationships between a biological factor (age), psychological factors…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Models, Job Training, Employees
Reushle, Shirley, Ed.; Antonio, Amy, Ed.; Keppell, Mike, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The discipline of education is a multi-faceted system that must constantly integrate new strategies and procedures to ensure successful learning experiences. Enhancements in education provide learners with greater opportunities for growth and advancement. "Open Learning and Formal Credentialing in Higher Education: Curriculum Models and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Student Centered Learning, Open Education
Chernus, Kathleen; Fowler, Donna – National Institute for Literacy, 2010
Policymakers and educators are paying increased attention to determining how best to prepare those in adult education programs not only for immediate employment, but also for career advancement and further training or postsecondary education. This focus echoes current efforts among secondary educators, particularly those in career and technical…
Descriptors: Integrated Curriculum, Adult Education, Vocational Education, Academic Education
Murk, Peter J.; And Others – 1994
The Medicine Wheel is a Native American legend in which a circle contains countless points each of which represents a different, yet valid, perspective on the nature of reality. According to the Medicine Wheel legend, the north offers the gift of wisdom, the east offers illumination, the south offers innocence, and the west offers introspection.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, American Indians, Cognitive Style

Cookson, Peter S. – Adult Education Quarterly, 1986
Proposed is a comprehensive, multivariate, multirealm theoretical framework with which to integrate and advance the theory and research of adult education participation. This article describes elements of the framework that have already been investigated and those for which there are gaps in the literature. Suggestions for further research to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Theories, Individual Characteristics, Interdisciplinary Approach
Sampson, Demetrios G., Ed.; Ifenthaler, Dirk, Ed.; Isaías, Pedro, Ed. – International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2018
The aim of the 2018 International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) Cognition and Exploratory Learning in the Digital Age (CELDA) conference was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There have been advances in both cognitive…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education

Toner, John A.; And Others – Educational Gerontology, 1994
The Program for Organizational Interdisciplinary Self-Education teaches group self-education skills such as team development, management, and maintenance. Training includes defining and negotiating team member roles, case study approach, group simulations, and problem solving. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Group Dynamics, Group Membership, Health Personnel
Conter, Robert V.; Schneiderman, Susan T. – 1982
This paper describes the changes in American society which are initiating the need to develop programs aimed at new audiences with diverse needs and interests. The reaction of continuing education units to these needs is discussed and the importance of an interdisciplinary approach is emphasized. The authors describe their use of the Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Delivery Systems, Gerontology
Dohmen, G. – 1985
Two worldwide challenges seem very important for the future of adult education. The first is the challenge that comes from the worldwide tension between ideas of personal freedom and variety on the one hand and social equity and unity on the other. Adult education is challenged worldwide to help people to make a responsible use of their freedom.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Educational Planning
Gallagher, Jo D. – 1995
A problem that exists in business and industrial training in particular, and in adult education in general, is that program evaluation is treated as an add-on activity, usually performed only at the request of someone outside the training organization. The relevant knowledge in two separate fields, quality improvement and innovation diffusion, can…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report presents a description of University College, Memphis State University (MSU). Created in 1975, this small, nontraditional college has prospered in the context of a large, state, urban university. It offers nontraditional students a way to create and finish individualized and interdisciplinary degree programs. Faculty can develop new…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, College Students, Continuing Education
Smith, Gerald M.; And Others – 1994
The Medically Fragile Inservice for Related Services Teams (M-FIRST) project developed, evaluated, and disseminated model inservice practices centering on the provision of competency-based training to school and community personnel working with young medically fragile children in school settings. The M-FIRST goals focused on developing an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Ancillary School Services, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
1999
This document contains three symposium papers on learning and working in groups. "Collaborating in Public with the Opposition: A Study of the Complex Meaning of Learning in a Cross Boundary Work Group" (Marjorie H. Carkhuff) reports on a study demonstrating that great personal, professional, and team member learning is foundational to the work…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Conflict Resolution, Education Work Relationship
Fonseca, James W., Comp. – 1985
Sixty-one papers are presented from the George Mason University (Virginia) annual conference on nontraditional interdisciplinary programs. They are grouped in the following categories, with three to ten papers per category: adjunct faculty; corporate/university linkages; experiential learning; graduate non-traditional programs; interdisciplinary…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Adult Education, Consultants, Continuing Education
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