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Reed, Tipawan T-Q.; And Others – Vocational Education Journal, 1989
Reed lists characteristics of programs for adult learners with special needs: (1) finding out, (2) reaching out, (3) starting out, (4) helping out, (5) watching out, and (6) spelling out. Wircenski discusses strategies to use with disadvantaged adults. Schwingen and others cover strategies for use with adult immigrants. Leconte and Taymans discuss…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Pine, Gerald
This paper discusses some generic humanistic principles and conditions of learning which should undergird a field based educational and staff development process designed to enable teachers in a variety of situations, circumstances, and schools to improve themselves personally and professionally. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Experiential Learning, Field Instruction, Individual Development
Kratz, Russel J. – 1980
Findings of an investigation of ten public school adult basic education (ABE) programs in New York State indicate important implications for ABE programs which foster self-directed learning. Because of the significant relationship between the fostering and student preference for self-directed learning, adult educators should plan ABE programs to…
Descriptors: Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Dropout Rate
