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Fellenz, Robert A., Ed.; Conti, Gary J., Ed. – 1990
"Understanding Adult Intelligence" (Robert Sternberg) focuses on the nature of intelligence. It explains Sternberg's triarchic theory, in which he posits three main aspects of intelligence: its relation to the internal or mental world of the learner, its relation to experience, and its relation to the surrounding world. "Strategies and Learning"…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)
Texas A and M Univ., College Station. Dept. of Educational Human Resource Development. – 1994
This document contains 21 papers: "Benchmarking Training--The Road to Continuous Improvement" (Bolin); "Systematic Mentoring: A Crucial Addition to Leadership Development" [abstract only] (Brennan, Pevoto); "Monkey Wrenches in the Team Clockwork" (Daman); "Multiculturalism: Curriculum and Practice" (Dean et al.); "Personal Computer Training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, Employed Women, Futures (of Society)
Nelson, Orville; Lee, Howard – 1991
This paper describes a 3-day workshop designed for Wisconsin Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education instructors who taught technical/occupational coursework and focused on problem-solving techniques used in business and industry. Problem-solving techniques were identified through personal and telephone interviews in a sample of 200 training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Causal Models, Competency Based Education
Corry, James, Ed.; And Others – 1983
A conference on implementing coordinated patient education was held for 45 participants from various health care occupations, including nursing, social work, and dietetics. The morning session of the conference consisted of lectures by patient education directors who described implementation strategies that they have used, as well as continuing…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations, Case Studies
Gibson, Chere Campbell, Comp. – 1990
Presentations at this conference focused on future developments in distance education and innovative uses of learning technologies. Ten papers from the general sessions, including keynote addresses and a panel, are presented in the first of two sections. Topics covered include planning for new priorities in distance education; trends for the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Continuing Education
Native American Educational Services, Inc., Chicago, IL. – 1980
Proceedings of a seminar on the role of American Indian agency boards of directors and executives are reported in this document. Sponsored by the Native American Educational Services (NAES), the purpose of the seminar as presented in the introduction was "to help boards of directors and executives come to grips with the ramifications of their…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Adult Education, American Indian Education
Rockefeller Foundation, New York, NY. – 1974
The document contains papers presented at a conference on global population trends. Conference participants, who represented international agencies and governments in developing nations, investigated social determinants of population trends, population policy, and population program assistance. Eleven papers are presented. Topics discussed include…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth Rate, Contraception, Cross Cultural Studies
Barrineau, Irene T., Ed. – Association for Continuing Higher Education, 2003
This document presents the proceedings of the 2003 annual meeting of the Association for Continuing Higher Education (ACHE). These proceedings record the 65th Annual Meeting of ACHE held in Charlottesville, Virginia. President Allen Varner's theme for this annual meeting was, "Continuing Education in the Era of Quantum Change." The theme…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Adults, Older Adults, Higher Education
Mannebach, Alfred J., Comp.; Bowen, Blannie E., Comp. – 1989
This document contains 10 papers selected for presentation at a research conference on agricultural education. The titles are as follows: "Agriculture Students and Their Problem Solving Skills" (Rollins); "Agriculture Students' Preferred Styles of Learning" (Rollins); "Identification of Curricular Strategies for Enhancing…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Cognitive Style
Mathis, Laura, Ed.; Mizer, Kaye, Ed. – 1993
Papers on the theme of quality in human resource development include the following: "Missing Link to Quality: An Examination of the Use of Steven Covey's '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' in State Agencies" (Adair et al.); "Executive Women in Business in the United States" (Bierema); "Extent and Nature of Employee…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Conference Proceedings
1987
The following papers are included in this proceedings of a conference on agricultural education: "Misuse of Statistics" (Miller); "Significance of Doctoral Research in Agricultural Education" (Moore, Bailey, Burnett); "Identification of Science-Related Competencies Taught in Vocational Agriculture Programs in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Career Choice
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2015
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Educational Change, Educational Trends
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Zukas, Miriam, Ed. – 1996
Fifty-three papers are included in this proceedings. They include: "Power, Peers and Professional Development" (Armstrong, Zukas); "Invent Your Future, Reinvent Your Past" (Armstrong); "Managing Learning Organisations" (Barron); "Adult Learning, Cultural Diversity and Ethnoknowledge" (Benn); "Culture of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Case Studies
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Collins, Michael, Ed. – 1995
The following are among the papers included in these proceedings: "Challenging the Exclusionary Effects of the Inclusive Mask of Adult Education" (Rockhill); "Organic Intellectuals of the State and Political Struggle in the University" (Cunningham); "Adult Education's Prospects in a Post-University World" (Smith);…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Advocacy
Novotna, Jarmila, Ed.; Moraova, Hana, Ed.; Kratka, Magdalena, Ed.; Stehlikova, Nad'a, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2006
This volume of the 30th annual proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education conference presents: plenary panel papers; research forum papers; short oral communication papers; and poster presentation papers from the meeting. Information relating to discussion groups and working sessions is also provided.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Mathematics Instruction