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Direct linkGiguere, Louis – Journal of Distance Education, 2009
In 1997 the British Columbia Open University (BCOU) adopted a virtualization strategy based primarily on twinning off-line independent study distance education courses (textbook-based with study guide and telephone and e-mail tutor support) with alternate online versions (textbook-based with integrated conferencing and communications provided…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Open Universities, Adult Basic Education, Benchmarking
Peer reviewedD'Andrea, F. M. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1996
This article reviews self-study programs that teach braille to sighted people. Programs include "Just Enough to Know Better,""Braille Reading for Family Members,""Handbook for Learning to Read Braille by Sight,""New Programmed Instruction in Braille,""Braille Codes and Calculations,""Literary Braille Refresher Course for Teachers and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Autoinstructional Aids, Blindness, Braille
Mann, John G. – 1989
Computer assisted instruction programs for adult literacy are becoming more prevalent in learning centers, community organizations, and in schools across the country. Computers are also being used to curb illiteracy at the source, in elementary and secondary schools, in an effort to reduce dropout rates. Two IBM (International Business Machines)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rio Salado Community Coll., AZ. – 1991
Researchers at Rio Salado Community College (Arizona) directing an educational research project, called the Southwest Advanced Learning System for Adults (SALSA), placed personal computers in the homes of production line workers as a supplement to traditional classroom basic skills training. Objectives were to determine whether this supplemental…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blue Collar Occupations, Computer Assisted Instruction
Warren, Catharine E., Ed. – 1988
The following are among the 55 papers in this volume: "Implications of Person-Environment Congruence in Adult Learning Environments" (Agee); "Reliability and Validity of the Alternate Form of the Education Participation Scale" (Boshier); "Research and Developments in the Neurosciences" (Boucouvalas); "Professional Writing Activity among Professors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
McLellan, James L., Ed.; Taylor, William H., Ed. – 1988
Among the 61 papers in this volume (some in French) are the following: "Problems and Pitfalls in a Naturalistic Inquiry into the Relationship between Environmental Remembrance and Life Satisfaction among the Elderly" (Barrick); "Educating the Adult Educator" (Baskett); "Socio-Psychological Factors in Electronic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Flannery, Daniele, Ed. – 1993
Among the papers included are the following: "Exploring Literacy through Theater" (Andruske); "Heuristic Research" (Beckstrom); "Self-Direction in Adult Undergraduates" (Blowers); "Commodification of Adult Education" (Briton, Plumb); "Collective Group Learning" (Brooks); "Psychosocial Development of Women" (Caffarella, Barnett); "Writing Wrongs"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
