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Balyasnikova, Natalia – BC TEAL Journal, 2020
Many community-based English language learning programs rely on volunteers to lead classes. While some of these volunteers have some teacher training, the majority are not professional educators. The question of how non-professionals understand what constitutes facilitation of language learning in an adult education context remains underexplored.…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Agudo, Ana Amaro; Heredia, Nazaret Martínez – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2018
The world population has changed spectacularly in the last decades. The growth in life expectancy is forcing a restructure in our policies and, obviously, education. For 2050, there will be 2.000 sixty plus year olds. That is more than 20% of the world population. Besides, discrimination for ageing and, sometimes, abandonment and abuse of elderly…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Inclusion
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Pathak, Tapan B.; Bernadt, Tonya; Umphlett, Natalie – Journal of Extension, 2014
Climate Masters of Nebraska is an innovative educational program that strategically trains community volunteers about climate change science and corresponding ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an interactive and action-based teaching environment. As a result of the program, 91% of participants indicated that they made informed changes in…
Descriptors: Climate, Educational Innovation, Environmental Education, Volunteers
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Strom, Robert D.; Strom, Paris S. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2018
What should grandparents be expected to learn in longevity societies experiencing rapid social transformation? Grounded theory was initially applied to identify assumptions, goals and curriculum. The Grandparent Strengths and Needs Inventory was developed to record the observations of grandparent attitudes and behaviours as seen by grandparents,…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Adult Learning, Social Change, Grounded Theory
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Robideau, Kari; Vogel, Eric – Journal of Extension, 2014
Volunteers are central to the delivery of 4-H programs, and providing quality, relevant training is key to volunteer success. Online, asynchronous modules are an enhancement to a training delivery menu for adult volunteers, providing consistent, accessible options traditionally delivered primarily face to face. This article describes how Minnesota…
Descriptors: Learning Modules, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Volunteer Training
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Lewis, Melinda – Educational Gerontology, 2002
Service learning has focused on elementary-secondary and higher education, but not older adults due to a lack of adult education program experience, resources, or interest. Programs such as Elderhostel, Senior Service Corps, Institutes for Learning in Retirement, and Life Options Centers show how elders can benefit from service learning. (Contains…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Older Adults, Program Descriptions, Service Learning
Helfgott, Kim Pawley – 1992
The result of a project that also developed a database of intergenerational child care program, this publication summarizes intergenerational child care programs in which adults age 55 or older provide child care services to infants, toddlers, and school-age children on a volunteer or salaried basis. Chapter 1 provides a rationale for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Care Occupations, Child Caregivers, Day Care
Rambo, Douglas – New Outlook for the Blind, 1972
Described are an adult education class for visually handicapped prison inmates and a program in which volunteer inmates transcribed books and educational materials for the visually handicapped. (GW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Educational Programs, Material Development
Kulakow, Allan – 1967
This document reports on the foreign language training offered in the Peace Corps. Following a brief introductory statement, a list of languages taught by the Peace Corps in the years 1961-67 is provided, as well as a brief description of Peace Corps language training methods. Guidelines for language coordinators are outlined, and the approach to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
McCorkell, Winston – 1983
The College for Living Program in Denver, Colorado, focuses on independent living skills for developmentally disabled adults. The program is described in terms of its history (beginning in 1974) and its focus on education and community services provided by institutions of higher education. The program's three major goals and component objectives…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Community Services, Daily Living Skills
Russell, Jill – 1982
This fact sheet presents an overview of the situation facing older adults with respect to employment and education. Demographic statistics presented on persons over 65 include male-female ratio, proportion living in institutions, years of schooling, percentage with incomes below poverty level, and labor force participation. Implications of these…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Guidance, Demography, Educational Gerontology
Miura, Seiichiro – 1984
This guide presents a description of a typical citizens' learning network in a small-sized city in Japan, guidelines for establishing and administering a similar network, and a copy of the regulations of the citizens' learning network in Munakata, Japan. Addressed in the first part of the volume are the following topics: the nature and scope of a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrative Principles, Adult Education, Community Education
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Glanz, David – Higher Education in Europe, 1985
Three Israeli universities have developed highly successful programs for retirees. Unanticipated results include retired student interest in opening another such program, student organization for extracurricular activities, and the emergence of new forms of retired person volunteerism. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Gerontology
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Lensch, John E. – Educational Leadership, 1997
A large portion of the general public, including senior citizens, feels disconnected from local schools. Some seniors see little reason to support tax increases to provide public education's programs and services. Highland Park Learning Center, in Roanoke City, Virginia, has brought retirees back with an innovative program that teaches basic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Schools, Community Services, Computer Literacy
Whaples, Gene C.; Ewert, D. Merrill – 1979
The proceedings of the 1979 Lifelong Learning Research Conference held at the University of Maryland are reported in this document. Focusing upon non-formal adult education, the papers presented deal with environmental/leisure education issues, adult/continuing education concerns, community development, international education, volunteerism, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Community Development, Conference Reports
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