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Handbook of Research on Positive Scholarship for Global K-20 Education. Advances in Early Childhood and K-12 Education (AECKE) Book Series
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Wang, Victor X., Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
In the twenty-first century, learning and the definition of education is changing. New digital, online, and social tools have the ability to transform the classroom and engage learners like never before. In the midst of this technological revolution, it is crucial for educators and administrators to be able to gauge the impact of digital tools on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Educational Research, Andragogy
Theories of Learning for the Workplace: Building Blocks for Training and Professional Development Programs. Routledge Psychology in Education
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Dochy, Filip; Gijbels, David; Segers, Mien; Van den Bossche, Piet – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Workplace and professional learning, lifelong learning, adult learning, learning in different contexts have become of more and more interest and now dominate all aspects of 21st century life. Learning is no longer about "storing and recall" but "development and flow". "Theories of Learning in the Workplace" offers fascinating overviews into some…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Learning Theories, Informal Education, Educational Psychology
Out on the Floor: Experiential Learning and the Implications for the Preparation of Docents
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Grenier, Robin S.; Sheckley, Barry – Journal of Museum Education, 2008
Drawing on the foundational theories of experiential learning, this article explores recent developments in theory and research on experiential learning and addresses how this work can enhance the professional development of museum docents. We introduce theories of adult learning and professional development that emphasize experiential learning as…
Descriptors: Hospitality Occupations, Experiential Learning, Adult Learning, Museums
Lost on a Pragmatist Highway: Searching for a Theory to Inform Teaching Practice in TAFE
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Haycock, John – International Journal of Training Research, 2009
This paper seeks to understand how practitioners learn about, develop and work with educational theory, and how this informs and influences their practice. It is based primarily on an in-depth interview with one pre-vocational program teacher working in a large, metropolitan TAFE (Technical and Further Education) institute. It also draws on the…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Theories, Vocational Education, Adult Education
The Development of Critical Being? Reflection and Reflexivity in an Action Learning Programme for Health Promotion Practitioners in the Netherlands
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Jacobs, Gaby C. – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2008
Public health is a major focus of government policy worldwide and an expanding area of practice that includes an array of professionals and disciplines. Since the 1980s "empowerment" of individuals and communities to gain greater control over the factors that influence their health has become the focus of many national and local policies…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Health Promotion, Public Health, Experiential Learning
Performance Scripts Creation: Processes and Applications
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Lyons, Paul – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2006
Purpose: Seeks to explain some of the dynamics of scripts creation as used in training, to offer some theoretical underpinning regarding the influence of script creation on behavior and performance, and to offer some examples of how script creation is applied in training activities. Design/methodology/approach: The paper explains in detail and…
Descriptors: Scripts, Instructional Design, Motivation, Cognitive Processes