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Download full textSafrit, R. Dale; And Others – 1994
An interagency conference, Reading Families and Youth Who Have Limited Resources, was held in September 1992. Over a 2-day period, 186 adult educators and human service professionals participated in 27 different workshops. An innovative evaluation model was developed to assess the impacts of conference participation on reaching audiences who have…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Models
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1988
A study was conducted at the Thames Polytechnic's research and development unit at Garnett, England, to: (1) investigate the views of respondents regarding their educational approach to prevocationalism and staff development; and (2) identify viewpoints that were shared both within and between the provider and the client groups (and by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Attitudes, Foreign Countries, General Education
Boice, Mike – 1995
A British study investigated the training and staff development needs of tutors and organizers of education for adults with learning difficulties in East Sussex. It also reviewed relevant accredited staff development opportunities available nationally. A questionnaire was used to survey the perceived training needs of tutors and coordinators.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Legislation
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, 2005
This report examines the current position in Scottish further education colleges regarding professional development for those staff whose roles include teaching and the management of teaching and learning. The report: (1) identifies general categories of professional development in which it is appropriate for these staff to participate; (2)…
Descriptors: Evidence, Adult Education, Professional Development, Teacher Attitudes
Hall, William C. – 1987
A study examined ways in which experienced, full-time Technical and Further Education (TAFE) lecturers can regularly update their technical knowledge and skills, especially in reference to the rapid technological changes occurring in industry and commerce. The research was conducted at four levels; three surveys were conducted. In the first,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Bagley, Bill; Challis, Bob – 1985
A study examined the experience of teachers, students, and college administrators in the following three open learning schemes for adult students in Great Britain: Flexistudy at Abraham Moss Open College, the mathematics and communications workshops at Bradford College, and the Technical Education Council programs at Moston College of Further…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Adult Education, College Programs
Sheats, Paul H.; And Others – 1980
A project was undertaken by Coahoma Junior College (CJC) during 1980 to strengthen its institutional research and planning efforts in the areas of adult and continuing education. During the course of the year-long project, a consultation team led by two nationally prominent, retired educators carried out a series of planning activities, which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Faculty, College Planning, Community Colleges
Long, Edward J., Jr. – 1978
In order to determine the characteristics of continuing education instructors at St. Petersburg Junior College, as well as their professional development interests and attitudes toward the college, a survey was administered to the 125 instructors and yielded an 82% response rate. The study showed: (1) the most typical instructor was a white…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age, College Environment, College Faculty
Chadwick, Alan, Ed.; Stannett, Annette, Ed. – 1995
This book, which is intended for individuals involved in the education of adults and museum education, explores the potential role of museums in creation of a learning society, possibilities for collaboration between museums and adult education providers, access to museum resources by adult learners, and training and staff development. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Conti, Gary J. – 1983
A study assessed the degree to which teachers in the Hidalgo-Starr Adult Education Coop in Texas support and practice the principles in the literature on adult education. During the project, 94 part-time teachers from the Hidalgo-Starr Adult Education Coop completed the Principles of Adult Learning Scale (PALS). (The PALS is a validated 44-item…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Classroom Techniques
Hine, William C., Ed. – 2001
The following 22 research papers are included in this proceedings: "Relationships between Scholarly Activities of Teaching and the Scholarly Activities of Research" (Ahmed Khaled Ahmed and James McElhinney); "Making the Invisible Visible: British Caribbean Immigrant Women & Their Learning Experiences in Institutions of Higher Learning" (Mary V.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 2001
This document contains 95 papers and summaries of 5 poster sessions from an Australian conference on putting vocational education and training (VET) research to work. The following are among the areas covered in the papers: factors affecting VET graduates' employability over time; technical and further education (TAFE) institutes as models of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Case Studies
