Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 2 |
Descriptor
Source
| IGI Global | 1 |
| Peter Lang New York | 1 |
Author
| DeCandido, GraceAnne A., Ed. | 1 |
| Fitzgerald, Carlton J., Ed. | 1 |
| Jacobson, Erik | 1 |
| Jones, Ann | 1 |
| Laurian-Fitzgerald, Simona,… | 1 |
| Popa, Carmen, Ed. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 4 |
| Collected Works - General | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 2 |
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
Audience
| Teachers | 2 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkFitzgerald, Carlton J., Ed.; Laurian-Fitzgerald, Simona, Ed.; Popa, Carmen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
As traditional classroom settings are transitioning to online environments, teachers now face the challenge of using this medium to promote effective learning strategies, especially when teaching older age groups. Because adult learners bring a different set of understandings and skills to education than younger students, such as more job and life…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Learning Strategies, Adult Learning, Adult Education
Jacobson, Erik – Peter Lang New York, 2012
The volume addresses the ways that the field of adult basic education has already been impacted by changes in technology and what needs to happen for learners and teachers to take full advantage of newly developing resources. The analysis is organized around three main themes: Learning, Teaching, and Organizing. Each section reviews relevant…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Multiple Literacies, Computer Literacy, Influence of Technology
Jones, Ann; And Others – 1993
This book examines the effects of a 1988 policy decision of the British Open University (OU) requiring all distance learners to acquire a personal computer (PC) on their own and use it to conduct their distance education as OU students. The following topics are discussed in the book's nine chapters: potential, history, and development of computers…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Computer Literacy
DeCandido, GraceAnne A., Ed. – 2001
This book presents 22 personal narratives in which library directors, program administrators, teachers, tutors, librarians, and adult learners explain firsthand how literacy programs at libraries across the United States have changed people's lives. The following narratives are included: "Gloria's Story: 'She Wanted Me to Be Somebody'";…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Community Education
