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Understanding the Working College Student: New Research and Its Implications for Policy and Practice
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Perna, Laura W., Ed. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2010
Despite the fact that work is a fundamental part of life for nearly half of all undergraduate students--with a substantial number of "traditional" dependent undergraduates in employment, and working independent undergraduates averaging 34.5 hours per week--little attention has been given to how working influences the integration and engagement…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Incidence, Adult Learning
Literacy in an Aboriginal Context. Work Papers of SIL-AAB, Series B, Volume 6.
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Hargrave, Susanne, Ed. – 1981
Presented in this volume are five papers on literacy in the Australian Aboriginal context. They include: "Cultural Considerations in Vernacular Literacy Programmes for Traditionally Oriented Adult Aborigines" (Joy L. Sandefur); "Characteristics of Aboriginal Cognitive Abilities: Implications for Literacy and Research…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Adult Learning, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Style
Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able to Do
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Darling-Hammond, Linda, Ed.; Bransford, John, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
Based on rapid advances in what is known about how people learn and how to teach effectively, this important book examines the core concepts and central pedagogies that should be at the heart of any teacher education program. Stemming from the results of a commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education, Preparing Teachers for a Changing…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Learning Theories, Educational Technology