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Coben, Diana, Ed.; O'Donoghue, John, Ed.; FitzSimons, Gail E., Ed. – 2000
This book contains 22 papers that are designed to situate research and practice in adults learning mathematics within the wider field of lifelong learning and lifelong education. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Diana Coben, Gail E. FitzSimons, John O'Donoghue); "Review of Research on Adults Learning…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Algebra, Biographies
Download full textRampp, Lary C., Ed.; Guffey, J. Stephen, Ed. – 2000
This document, which is intended as a primer for adult continuing education, contains 11 chapters examining the philosophical foundations of adult and continuing education. The chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Progressivism and Adult Continuing Education" (Michael Day); "Progressivism: An Anthology" (Andrea Reeve);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Behaviorism, Comparative Analysis
Wesson, Caren L., Ed.; Keefe, Margaret J., Ed. – 1995
This collection of papers considers how the school library media specialist serves special needs students and classroom teachers in multiple roles as teacher, information specialist, and instructional consultant or collaborator. Included are the following papers: "Teaching Library and Information Skills to Special Needs Students" (Caren…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Bibliotherapy, Computer Oriented Programs, Disabilities
Masatoshi, Nagashima, Ed.; And Others – 1994
This book contains the following articles about the state of continuing education and occupational training in Japan: "Funabashi City University of Sports Health" (Abe Nobuhiro); "Public Halls in Omiya City" (Kawamoto Koji); "Setagaya Senior Citizens College (Setagaya Rojin Daigaku)" (Sawamura Hiroshi); "Lifelong…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agricultural Education, Athletics
Gal, Iddo, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 16 papers on the theory, research, and practice of adult numeracy development. The following papers are included: "The Numeracy Challenge" (Iddo Gal); "Numeracy, Mathematics, and Adult Learning" (Diane Coben); "Building a Problem-Solving Environment for Teaching Mathematics" (Peter Kloosterman, Bin Hassan Mohamad-Ali, Lynda R.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
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)
Lasonen, Johanna, Ed.; Stenstrom, Marja-Leena, Ed. – 1995
This book contains 28 papers about the current status of occupational education in Finland, with special emphasis on context factors, structural and pedagogical reform, and quality management. The following papers are included: "Introduction of Educational Structure in Finland" (Johanna Lasonen, Marja-Leena Stenstrom); "Vocational…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Apprenticeships, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Grubb, W. Norton, Ed. – 1995
This book contains the following papers examining the challenges of integrating high school vocational and academic curricula to provide education through occupations: "Components of a Complex Reform" (W. Norton Grubb); "Integrating Vocational and Academic Education: Lessons from Early Innovators" (Kimberly Ramsey et al.);…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrator Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Articulation (Education)
Brook, Les, Ed. – 1993
This book contains 15 articles about various aspects of community further education (FE) programs in Great Britain, including program rationales/benefits, administration, and delivery. The following articles are included: "Foreword" (Bradshaw); "Commitment to Community Is Good Business and Practical Politics" (Brook); "Can…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 1998
This document contains 10 papers on vocational education and training and related research that were developed for a 1998 European research report titled "Training for a Changing Society." The following papers are included: "Research on Transition" (B. Clasquin, F. Gerardin, V. Toresse); "Objectives, Realisation and…
Descriptors: Communications, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged
Direct linkHedges, Larry V., Ed.; Schneider, Barbara, Ed. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2005
Schools are complex social settings where students, teachers, administrators, and parents interact to shape a child's educational experience. Any effort to improve educational outcomes for America's children requires a dynamic understanding of the environments in which children learn. In "The Social Organization of Schooling", editors Larry Hedges…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Activities, School Culture
Furco, Andrew, Ed.; Billig, Shelley H., Ed. – 2002
This document contains 13 papers on advances in service-learning research. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Andrew Furco, Shelley H. Billig); "Community Service and Service-Learning in America: The State of the Art" (Ivor Pritchard); "Is Service-Learning Really Better Than Community Service? A Study of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Citizenship Education, Community Services, Context Effect
Pongrac, Silvije, Ed. – 1999
This document contains eight papers on adult education in Croatian society. "Basic Characteristics of Croatian Adult Education up to These Days" (Silvije Pongrac, Ilija Lavrnja) highlights key trends in the development of Croatian adult education. "Adult Education in Croatia Based on Social Changes" (Anita Klapan) discusses…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Business Education
Evans, Karen, Ed.; Hodkinson, Phil, Ed.; Unwin, Lorna, Ed. – 2002
This book contains 13 papers on transformations in the nature of work that affect the learning and skill requirements of jobs and individuals and ways those requirements can be met. The following papers are included: "The Significance of Workplace Learning for a 'Learning Society'" (Karen Evans, Helen Rainbird); "Learning Careers:…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Development, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Haring, Norris G., Ed.; Romer, Lyle T., Ed. – 1995
This collection of 18 papers focuses on the inclusion of students who are deaf-blind in regular classrooms. Papers include: (1) "Inclusion of Students Who Are Deaf-Blind: What Does the Future Hold?" (Lori Goetz); (2) "A History of Federal Support for Students with Deaf-Blindness" (R. Paul Thompson and Charles W. Freeman); (3)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Community Involvement
