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PDF pending restorationLangton, Anthony, Ed. – 1995
Proceedings from this conference focus on the progress and potential of assistive and rehabilitation technology for individuals with disabilities and ways that RESNA members can make the ideas be realized. Presentations are provided on the following topics: (1) service delivery and public policy issues; (2) personal transportation; (3)…
Descriptors: Adults, Appropriate Technology, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Kastenbaum, Robert, Ed. – 1993
This encyclopedia contains 106 articles on adult development that were written by more than 75 specialists in such diverse fields as anthropology, communication, education, health sciences, history, and psychology. In a guide to related topics that is presented at the beginning of the encyclopedia, the 106 articles are grouped under the following…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Age Differences
Wheeler-Liston, Carol; And Others – 1977
This large training module is intended to help prepare home helpers or others who can provide direct care and can utilize resources to assist older persons. The document presents first a general discussion of the background and rationale behind a series of occupational home economics modules. In addition, the particular module on serving the aging…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Behavioral Objectives, Career Ladders, Competency Based Education
Dewald, Margaret R.
Intended to give assistance to the vocational home economics teacher in providing a program of continuing education for out-of-school youths and adults, the programs contained in this handbook are designed to assist participants in their life role as homemaker, wage earner, consumer, and parent. The handbook provides an overview of adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Advisory Committees, Child Care Occupations
Download full textPresperin, Jessica J., Ed. – 1992
This proceedings document contains approximately 250 papers and posters presented at a conference on the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technology. Individual sessions focused on the following topics: quantitative functional evaluation, upper limb and therapeutic stimulation, human-computer interface developments, information…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging (Individuals), Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
Sheppard, Harold L., Ed. – 1991
These proceedings contain an introduction and 26 papers arranged in five sections: (1) People's Republic of China and Taiwan (Republic of China); (2) Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand; (3) Korea; (4) Japan and the Western Pacific; and (5) United States. Paper titles and authors are as follows: "Recent Social Security Policies and…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Cognitive Processes, Community Programs, Coping
Presperin, Jessica J., Ed. – 1991
This proceedings document contains approximately 150 papers and 50 poster sessions presented at a conference on the advancement of rehabilitation and assistive technology. Individual sessions focused on the following topics: gerontology, robotics, technology transfer, sensory aids, computer applications, information dissemination, service delivery…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Clinical Diagnosis, Communication Aids (for Disabled)
Kern Joint Union High School District, Bakersfield, CA. – 1978
Intended for consumer and homemaking education program development in kindergarten through adult education, this curriculum design emphasizes human development and interpersonal relationships. Presented in two sections, the document covers both the curriculum development process and the resulting products. The curriculum addresses five…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Clothing
1985
Twelve major papers delivered during this conference on agricultural education in the Northeastern states are included in this volume: (1) "Status of Pennsylvania Special Needs Students in Vocational Agriculture: Phase IV--Job Performance Follow-Up," by Dennis C. Scanlon and Connie D. Baggett; (2) "Education, Age and Experience:…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Agribusiness, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1986
This guide outlines the core curriculum and articulation plans that were developed by a home economics task force for the purpose of improving and standardizing home economics education programs at community colleges throughout California. The first five chapters deal with the following subject areas addressed in home economics education: child…
Descriptors: Accountability, Articulation (Education), Behavioral Objectives, Child Development
Teaching and Learning in Later Life: Theoretical Implications. Studies in Educational Gerontology 4.
Glendenning, Frank – 2000
This book contains nine papers on the development of education for older adults in the United Kingdom and Canada against the background of an aging population and the challenge of lengthening life expectancy. "Foreword" (David James) presents an overview of the book's contents and underscores the importance of motivation to learning in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Aging (Individuals)
Taylor, Maurice, Ed. – 1998
These proceedings on the theme, Adult Education Research: Shaping the Future, contain 52 papers. The papers are: "Virtual Adult Education" (W. Archer and D. Conrad); "Reversal Theory Approach to Adult Learning and Education" (M. Atleo); "Objectiver L'Action" (A. Balleux et al.); "Cultural Constructions of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Crabtree, M. Katherine; Stanley, Joan; Werner, Kathryn E.; Schmid, Emily – 2002
This document presents the nurse practitioner primary care competencies that a national panel of representatives of nine national organizations of the five primary care nurse practitioner specialties--adult, family, gerontological, pediatric, and women's health--identified as necessary for entry-level primary care nurse practitioners. Section 1…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adults, Advisory Committees, Child Health
