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Olson, Joann S., Ed.; Elufiede, Kemi, Ed.; Murray-Lemon, Lauren, Ed. – Adult Higher Education Alliance, 2021
The 45th annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held virtually in March 2021. Papers in these proceedings include the following: (1) An Analysis of the Role of Communities of Practice in Transformational Learning during a Pandemic (Nighet Ahmed and Ava Tabb); (2) Using Children's Literature to Create a Culturally…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Higher Education, Transformative Learning, Communities of Practice
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Griswold, Wendy, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2021
The Commission on International Adult Education (CIAE) of the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) provides a forum for the discussion of international issues related to adult education in general, as well as adult education in various countries around the globe. These "Proceedings" are from the Commission of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics
Turner, Anita P. – 1981
The goals, services, and administration of North Shore Community College's (NSCC) Center for Alternative Studies (CAS) were the subject of the workshop described in this report, which was conducted by the National Council of Community Services and Continuing Education. After the workshop's agenda is presented, the text is provided of CAS Director…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Students, College Credits, Community Colleges
National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1979
Critical problems and functions of the Swedish system of higher education in dealing with adult learners are summarized in this workshop publication. Various institutional responses to the growing body of nontraditional students are discussed and it is suggested that the overwhelming reaction of Swedish higher education has been to incorporate…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Competence, Curriculum Design
Moyer, Janis L. – 1983
A report on three regional conferences for educators and business representatives on the ways both groups can best serve the needs of liberal arts students is presented. The basic agendas of the conferences, which were sponsored by the Association of American Colleges, are outlined, and speakers participating in each category are listed. Excerpts…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Career Counseling, Career Planning, College Programs
Adelman, Clifford, Ed. – 1986
Proceedings of three regional conferences on the quality of American higher education are presented. Sponsored by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, these conferences consisted of round-table discussions concerning recommendations from the national report "Involvement in Learning," as well as strategies needed to…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Standards, Adult Students, Change Strategies
McGuinness, Kathleen, Comp. – 1986
A total of 50 papers are presented from the George Mason University (Virginia) fourth annual conference on nontraditional and interdisciplinary programs. They are grouped in the following major categories: adjunct faculty, corporate/university linkages, experiential learning, graduate nontraditional programs, interdisciplinary program issues,…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Adult Students, College Curriculum, College Science
Fonseca, James W., Ed. – 1984
Fourteen papers on adult education are presented from the George Mason University (Virginia) first annual conference on nontraditional, interdisciplinary, and external degree programs. The papers and authors include: "The American Experiential Learning Tradition: Educating the Whole Person" (Walter Raubicheck); "Experience,…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Business
Unwin, Derick, Ed. – 1979
Papers from the 1979 conference of the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, whose theme was the promotion of higher education research and development, are presented. Specific topics were staff development in higher education, field experience, assessment and evaluation, teaching methods and curriculum design, and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Ability
Merrill, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 51 papers from a conference devoted to the theme of exploring spaces in adult education. The following are among the papers included: "Exploring Everyday Spaces: Women's Transitions from Welfare to Paid Work and Education" (Cynthia Lee Andruske); "Lost in Space? Re-valuing the Impact of Education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Manning, Sabine, Ed.; Griffiths, Toni, Ed.; Oliveira, Teresa, Ed. – 2002
This document contains the papers from a conference on current research in vocational education and training (VET) and human resource development in Europe. The following papers are among those included: "The Contribution of the German Pilot Project 'New Learning Concepts within the Dual Vocational Education and Training System' towards the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Apprenticeships, Case Studies