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Peer reviewedKilgore, Deborah; Rice, Penny J. – New Directions for Student Services, 2003
With an eye to the other contributions in this volume on the special needs of adult students, the authors provide some recommendations for research and practice. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Students, Higher Education, Research and Development
Peer reviewedRoss-Gordon, Jovita M. – New Directions for Student Services, 2003
Theory and research provide insight into the characteristics, needs, and teaching preferences of adult learners in the college classroom. This chapter provides an overview of the literature on adult learning and education theory, along with recommendations for practice. (Contains 46 references.) (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, College Students, Educational Theories
Download full textDonaldson, Joe F.; Graham, Steven W.; Kasworm, Carol; Dirkx, John M. – 1999
This symposium paper reviews the literature on adult students in higher education and offers a model of their collegiate experiences. The review is organized according to the following themes: adults' experiences in higher education, social and psychological concerns, the role of the classroom, adult cognition, the adult-world surroundings, and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy, Higher Education
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Boston, MA. – 2002
Since its establishment in 1996, the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) has actively conducted and disseminated research to help build effective, cost- efficient adult education and literacy programs for adults who have low literacy and math skills, limited English skills, and/or no high school diploma. Funded as…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Fellenz, Robert A., Ed. – 1988
This report contains six research papers and a summary of a panel discussion on the topic of cognition and the adult learner. The papers are as follows: "Psychology and Adult Cognition" (Wilbert J. McKeachie); "Biology and Adult Cognition" (Frank Farley); "Technology and Adult Cognition" (Barbara Grabowski); "Enhancing Cognitive Skills" (Richard…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Martin, Larry, Ed. – 1994
The conference provided a forum for practitioners and researchers to discuss practices, concepts, evaluation and research studies in order to improve practice in adult education. Included are the following: "Realizing the Potential for Grounded Theory in Adult Education" (Babchuk et al.); "Behind the Smoke and Mirrors of Reorganization" (Benson);…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan. Coll. of Education. – 1992
A conference on research to practice in adult, continuing and community education included the following papers: "Education as a Community Intervention Strategy" (Ashcraft, Andrews); "Assessing Educational Needs of Adults: An Ohio Extension Example" (Bratkovich, Miller); "Questions and Issues Related to a Lack of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
