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2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on self-directed learning and self-management. "Validating a More-Dimensional Conception of Self-Directed Learning" (Gerald A. Straka, Cornelia Schaefer) discusses the development and validation of a conception of self-directed learning as a dynamic interplay between behavior,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Context Effect, Data Analysis
Anderson, Linda – 2000
The relationship between life history, gender, and the discourse of modernization was examined from the perspective of a researcher with extensive experience performing evaluations about modernization within human services in Denmark. Three stories about site-based management in two human service institutionsa youth center and a boarding school…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Bias, Biographies, Comparative Analysis
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Career and Adult Education. – 2000
This document is a guide to workplace mentoring that is intended to assist individuals who are interested in or involved in placing students in work-based learning experiences as part of Connecticut's school-to-work initiative, Connecticut Learns. The following are among the topics discussed: (1) the purposes and principles of workplace mentoring;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Career Education, Career Exploration, Definitions
McDonald, Marya; Castleton, Geraldine – 2001
This document critiques various discourses about mentoring within the context of adult learning environments in general and adult literacy programs in particular. Mentoring is defined as an enabling or developmental relationship that occurs in partnerships wherein experienced individuals kindle knowledge and offer support to protgs in joint…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Case Studies
Knox, Alan B. – 2002
This book presents systematic guidelines and practical tools to assist adult and continuing education program coordinators in planning and conducting successful program evaluations. Chapters 1-3 explain how to accomplish the following tasks: (1) assess their existing experience and familiarity with evaluation concepts and procedures; (2) identify…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Context Effect
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. – 2001
This training manual is intended to introduce local government representatives (LGRs) to the concepts of literacy and development and the role of LGRs in nonformal education (NFE). The manual's primary objective is to encourage participatory dialogue and shaping of experiences by LGRs. It can also serve as a tool for demonstrating the essential…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Putnam, A. R. – 2001
Research on how the brain works has resulted in wider-scale adoption of the principles of problem-based learning (PBL) in many areas of education, including technology education. The PBL approach is attractive to curriculum developers because it is based on interdisciplinary learning, results in multiple outcomes, is integrated and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adoption (Ideas), Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
Illinois Occupational Skill Standards and Credentialing Council, Carbondale. – 2002
This document, which is intended as a guide for workforce preparation program providers, details the Illinois occupational skill standards for programs preparing students for employment in occupations in the (vehicle) collision repair technician cluster. It begins with a brief overview of the Illinois perspective on occupational skill standards…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Auto Body Repairers, Auto Mechanics, Competency Based Education
Kerka, Sandra – 2002
A somatic approach to education implies education that trusts individuals to learn from and listen to the information they are receiving from the interaction of self with the environment. Somatic or embodied knowing is experiential knowledge that involves senses, perceptions, and mind-body action and reaction. Western culture has been dominated by…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Schuetze, Hans G., Ed.; Slowey, Maria, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 11 papers on higher education and lifelong learners. The following papers are included: "Traditions and New Directions in Higher Education: A Comparative Perspective on Non-Traditional Students and Lifelong Learners" (Hans G. Schuetze, Maria Slowey); "Austria: The Enduring Myth of the Full-Time Student: An…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Change Strategies, Colleges
Purton, Debbie – 2000
This document presents and discusses the 12 family literacy standards for family literacy programs in Saskatchewan, Canada, that were developed during a 2-year process by Saskatchewan's Family Literacy Best Practices committee. The document is: (1) an educational tool to develop greater understanding of effective literacy practices; (2) a program…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Belanger, Paul; Bochynek, Bettina – 2000
The financing of adult learning in civil society in Europe was examined in an exploratory study that focused on the relationship between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the status of financing in the general field of adult learning. Adult education experts from the following countries were subcontracted to develop "country…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Moran, Joseph J. – 2001
This book is a step-by-step guide for teachers interested in collaborating with their peers to promote their mutual professional development. The book integrates the principles of self-directed learning, cooperative learning, and critical reflection into a system in which teachers coach one another and collaborate in action research as the primary…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Theis, Audrey; Creticos, Peter; McMahon, Amanda – 2000
Intended to help business-led coalitions master the seven principles of success in education and workforce development, this primer begins with a discussion of the problems stemming from the structural transition underway in the U.S. economy, an overview of the 21st century workforce system, and the potential role of business-led coalitions in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Definitions, Demonstration Programs
Imel, Susan – 2002
Metacognition refers to the ability of learners to be aware of and monitor their learning processes. Cognitive skills are those needed to perform a task, whereas metacognitive skills are necessary to understand how it was performed. Metacognitive skills are generally divided into two types: self-assessment (the ability to assess one's own…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Annotated Bibliographies
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