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Rust, Jodi E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This descriptive case study explored how repurposing and a pedagogical-based instructional design model, the multimodal model (Picciano, 2009), were used to create quality courses in a rapid development setting at a Midwestern land grant university. Data triangulation was used to secure data from faculty member interviews, course syllabi, and…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Land Grant Universities, Adult Basic Education
Mooshegian, Stephanie E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The current study merges theory and research in higher education and organizational psychology in order to investigate student retention in adult learners. Factors that are associated with student retention were examined and points of intervention are recommended. Specifically, this study focuses on the role of campus environment, classroom…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Intervention, Structural Equation Models, Methods
Sherk, John K.; Mocker, Donald W. – 1972
A national study of methods and materials used in teaching reading by adult education teachers was conducted. The purposes of the study were: to determine from ABE, GED, and ESL teachers the most popular methods, materials, and techniques currently in use for reading instruction in adult education; to determine the "goodness of fit" between the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Data Analysis, Goodness of Fit, Instructional Materials
Lauver, Lori A. – 1994
This document includes a final report and curriculum guide from a project to develop a Science and Math Applications curriculum that related science and math to everyday life and promoted confidence in adult basic education students in their science and math skills. The report describes how the curriculum used traditional teaching methods to teach…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Algebra, Biology, Botany
Inkster, Robert P., Comp. – 1987
Selected authors and titles include: "Radical Adult Education" (Armstrong); "Learning Liberation: A Comparative Analysis of Feminist Consciousness Raising and Freire's Conscientization Method" (Butterwick); "The Aging Worker's Potential and Training Practices" (Chene); "The Interaction of Teaching Style and Learning Style on Traditional and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Davis, Dent C. – 1997
This document is a handbook for adult education professionals to follow when beginning or expanding learning programs to meet the needs of stakeholders at a particular workplace. The handbook presents a seven-step model that is based on the findings of several research and demonstration programs. Each of the handbook's seven chapters details one…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning