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Wilcox, Susan; Leger, Andy B. – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2013
In this paper we report on research we conducted to begin the process of identifying threshold concepts in the field of postsecondary teaching. Meyer & Land (2006) propose that within all disciplinary fields there seem to be particular "threshold concepts" that serve as gateways, opening up new and previously inaccessible ways of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Concept Formation, College Faculty
Zuleger, Julie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Internet has provided postsecondary institutions with many opportunities to offer online courses. The demand for trained instructors to teach online has risen concomitantly. This qualitative study investigated the pedagogical training needs of postsecondary faculty who teach online. Focus groups were used to identify the types of training, the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Educational Needs
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Frank, Jacquelyn B.; Omstead, Jon-Adam; Pigg, Steven Anthony – Journal of Correctional Education, 2012
This article reports the results of a Participatory Action Research (PAR) study conducted by a university faculty member and two incarcerated college graduates in Indiana. The research team designed and piloted a service-learning program specifically aimed at college-level inmates in a maximum security prison. This qualitative study used…
Descriptors: Action Research, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, College Programs
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Boucouvalas, Marcie, Ed.; Avoseh, Mejai, Ed. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2016
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. The following purposes summarize the work of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Undergraduate Students