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Foster, Marcie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2012
Two proposals to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) are in the House of Representatives: the "Workforce Investment and Improvement Act of 2012" ("H.R. 4297") and the "Workforce Investment Act of 2012" ("H.R. 4227"). Both proposals reflect a priority of greater alignment among adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Postsecondary Education
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 3 of June. Education, in a global sense, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Faculty Development, Staff Development, Educational Quality
Imel, Susan – 2002
In adult education, the term "accelerated learning" (AL) is usually associated with programs designed to meet the needs of adult learners whose many commitments prevent them from participating in traditional programs. Within the field of training and development, however, AL identifies an approach to learning that is multidimensional in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Acceleration (Education), Adoption (Ideas)