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Lindle, Jane Clark; Della Sala, Matthew R.; Reese, Kenyae L.; Klar, Hans W.; Knoeppel, Robert Charles; Buskey, Frederick C. – Professional Development in Education, 2017
Rural schools dominate the United States, yet scant research exists on rural school leaders' development. Urban districts can transfer leaders to different locations, but rural districts, with few school sites, need leaders who stay and adapt to changing conditions. Mid-career rural leaders require a refreshed set of skills to carry school…
Descriptors: Models, Rural Schools, Leadership Training, Skill Development
Hirsh, Stephanie – Journal of Staff Development, 2009
Good teaching occurs when educators on teams are involved in a cycle in which they analyze data, determine student and adult learning goals based on that analysis, design joint lessons that use evidence-based strategies, have access to coaches for support in improving their classroom instruction, and then assess how their learning and teamwork…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Professional Development, Models, Teamwork

Clark, M. Carolyn; Caffarella, Rosemary S. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1999
Discusses definitional issues and tensions around adult development theory. Presents a typology of developmental theories: biological, psychological, sociocultural, and integrative. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Definitions

Taranto, Maria A. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Compares and synthesizes past decade of research into facets of wisdom, searching for a unified definition. Concludes that factors relating to wisdom (age, experience, intelligence, knowledge, intuition, common sense, and personality) can be unified theoretically if wisdom is viewed as the recognition of and response to human limitation.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Development, Definitions
Beaudin, Bart P.; Kincaid, Jim – 1988
ALF is an acronym for Adult Learning Facilitator, a designation that may be warranted to build a distinguishable identity for adult educators. If a professional considers climate setting and other facilitative behaviors as a major priority before and during any learning event, then he or she should be considered an ALF. If a professional has…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Competence
Mocker, Donald W.; Spear, George E. – 1982
A model is presented to help clarify the concept of lifelong learning. Constructed on the idea that an operational definition of lifelong learning should be based on the locus of control for making decisions about the goals and means of learning, the model is a two-by-two matrix of learner and institution that represents four identified situations…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Definitions, Educational Research, Independent Study
Daly, Norene F. – 1980
The study of andragogy, a well developed science in Europe, is gaining greater acceptance in the United States. Malcolm Knowles introduced it to American adult educators in 1968 and has made it the central theme of his work since. The distinction between andragogy (the art and science of helping adults learn) and pedagogy (the art and science of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy
Mealman, Craig A.; Lawrence, Randee Lipson – 2002
A theoretical model for collaborative inquiry as a research methodology in adult education has been proposed. The model, which likens collaborative inquiry to the process of organic gardening, depicts a sphere in motion where the cycles of collaborative inquiry revolve in continuous motion. In the center of the sphere is a collaborative self that…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Collegiality, Cooperation
Callender, Willard D., Jr. – 1989
After recapitulating certain problems with current conceptions of the profession of adult education and stating a design problem for the reinvention of the field, this paper argues that adult education can best be seen as "self-education." A beginning definition and concept of that term is described, along with a model and supporting guides for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Killion, Joellen; Hirsh, Stephanie – American School Board Journal, 2001
In a high-quality professional development system, goals are student-centered, focused on learning, and incorporated into teachers' daily routine. School boards can foster this model by ensuring that professional development is aligned with student learning needs and district improvement plans and by providing sufficient resources. (MLH)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Boards of Education, Data Collection, Definitions
Ewens, David; Watters, Kate – 2002
This document examines adult and community learning (ACL) and quality programs across England. The difficulties faced by local education agencies' ACL services in delivering quality are noted, along with ways quality improvement has been supported. Quality programs--whether internal or external, based on awards, or used as diagnostic tools--are…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Language Australia, Melbourne (Victoria). Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 2000
This document, which is intended for adult educators in Victoria, Australia, outlines a conceptual framework for a further education (FE) curriculum based on the principle of transformative learning. First, FE is defined as "general education for adults that gives priority to foundations, preparedness, and pathways," and curricula is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Curriculum Development, Definitions
Egger, Rudolf – 2000
The applications of biographical concepts in educational settings were examined through a case study of one researcher's use of the biographical narrative interview to examine the connection between subjective and structural conditions and coping strategies in individual lives and to inform adult education practitioners. The biographical approach…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Biographical Inventories, Case Studies
Manning, Sabine, Ed. – 2002
This document contains summaries of the presentations and discussions that were part of a conference on human resource development (HRD) research and practice across Europe that focused on the theme of creativity and innovation in learning. The document begins with summaries of the following presentations: "Introduction" (Jim Stewart);…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Creativity
Roberson, Donald N., Jr. – 2002
Malcolm Knowles' theory of andragogy asserts that adult learners learn differently from younger learners and hence require a different kind of education. According to Knowles, andragogy is characterized by the following hallmarks: adult learners are self-directed, have accumulated vast experiences that add to their knowledge, are at a stage in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Andragogy