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Dachner, Alison M.; Polin, Beth – Journal of Management Education, 2016
Management education research has provided educators with new instructional tools to improve course design and update the methods used in the classroom. In an effort to provide the typical undergraduate management student with the best possible learning experience and outcomes, it is important to recognize how and why these new activities benefit…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Adult Students, Undergraduate Students, Adult Education
Halpern, Robert – Harvard Education Press, 2013
"Youth, Education, and the Role of Society" examines the "learning landscape" currently available to American adolescents, arguing that we need to expand, enrich, and diversify the learning opportunities available to young people today. Central to the book is Robert Halpern's view that we depend too exclusively on schools to…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Development, Student Needs, Adolescent Development
Hartnett, Rodney T. – 1973
The paper describes trends in student learning style preferences and identifies various characteristics of students associated with these preferences by examining data gathered from college students on three different occasions: at the time they entered college; at the end of their freshman year; and at the end of their sophomore year. By…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, College Freshmen, College Students, Learning
Parker, Rebecca; Aldred, Karen E. – 1986
This paper begins by discussing a National Institute of Education report (NIE, 1984) which was compiled by the study group on the conditions of excellence in American higher education and which focused on student involvement, higher expectations, and assessment and feedback. The NIE report is presented as a framework which academic professionals…
Descriptors: College Programs, Higher Education, Learning Experience, Role Perception
Nayman, Robbie; And Others – 1975
College and university learning centers have evolved from narrowly defined remedial services to agencies serving the entire student community. The changing role of learning centers necessitates systematic program evaluation and assessment of student needs. During 1975, the Colorado State University Learning Laboratory staff collected data on…
Descriptors: College Students, Higher Education, Learning Experience, Learning Laboratories
Fayne, Harriet R.; Woodson, Nancy – 1991
This paper presents the results of a study concerning the impact of changing demographic on curriculum and instruction in higher education and specifically, the impact of the adult student population on Otterbein College, Ohio. The study discusses gender and age considerations in its exploration of the school's student attitudes, teaching…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Faculty, College Students, Comparative Analysis
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Woodman, Eve – LD Forum, 1995
Perspectives on going through the education system are offered by an adult who was diagnosed with learning disability. Experiences are shared concerning elementary school, high school, college, employment, and graduate school. Ten tips are also offered for teachers of students with learning disabilities. (SW)
Descriptors: College Students, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Experience