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Direct linkSadro, Fay; Marsh, Lucy; Klenk, Hazel; Egglestone, Corin; Friel, Seana – Learning and Work Institute, 2021
The future of work is changing, providing opportunities for new careers and novel ways of working. Changes to the world of work will be driven by long-term trends such as technological and demographic change as well as the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future skills requirements will increasingly emphasise interpersonal, higher-order…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Career Change, Electronic Learning, Job Skills
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Download full textCyprian, Onwubiko Emeka – Higher Education Studies, 2012
This study seeks to understand how adult learning takes place in homestay programme at Kanchong Darat, Banting, and Selangor in Malaysia. The study seeks to provide an overview evaluation and some salient lessons that could be derived in providing quality homestay services to learners. More so, the study succinctly covers socio-cultural issues in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Adult Learning, Program Evaluation
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2009
The American Association of Community Colleges' (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative is a three-year initiative launched in June 2008 and funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies. It was created to support a pilot group of two-year institutions to develop or expand campus programs that engage plus 50 learners. The initiative focuses on three types of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Lewis, Laurie; Farris, Elizabeth – 2002
This report provides data on programs for adults in public library outlets, based on a survey conducted in Fall 2000 by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department of Education (ED). The results are based on questionnaire data for 954 public library outlets in the United States. Responses were weighted to produce national…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Learning Disabilities, Library Surveys
Cline, Beverly V.; And Others – 1993
This chapter on designing and implementing effective staff development programs is taken from a guide to instruction and services for students with disabilities. The chapter focuses on assessment of staff development needs and identification of priorities for training. Staff development options are discussed in terms of formats (such as workshops,…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Check Lists, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Ayers, Claude V. – 1979
In order to evaluate the individualized instruction laboratory at Surry Community College in terms of andragogical theory and practice, a study was conducted involving: (1) a survey of the literature to determine the practices and assumptions of adult educational theory; (2) interviews with three adult educators to determine their perceptions of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Educational Theories
Percival, Anne – 1993
Based on the experiences of teachers of adult continuing education, this manual was developed to introduce adult educators to the field and the practice of adult education, especially in universities. The book is organized in seven chapters, each containing practical material along with observations of the adult educators. The introductory chapter…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
Griffin, Tom; Songer, Tim – 1988
A project was undertaken at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), in Charlotte, North Carolina, to develop, field test, and validate reading courseware for adults that takes into account individual learning styles. Two literacy products were developed and evaluated. The first, the Learning Style Survey (LSS), is an interactive videodisc…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Audiovisual Aids
Alamprese, Judith A.; Stickney, Eric – 2001
By establishing its Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN) in 1989, California became the first state to spend substantial funds on building a technological infrastructure for adult education. OTAN's goals are as follows: foster communication among state officials, researchers, and local administrators, instructors, and staff in adult…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Reisenberger, Anna; Dadzie, Stella – 2002
This document is a practical guide to help managers of adult and community education programs in the United Kingdom address equality and diversity in the context of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) remit and the Common Inspection Framework. The following are among the topics discussed in Sections 1-4: (1) learner-centered approaches…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Adult Learning
