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Wills, Martee – American Education, 1975
Tallahassee's New Adventure in Learning project seeks to show that positive thinking can generate important advances in the classroom. (Editor)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Educational Objectives, Learning Motivation, Positive Reinforcement
Brennan, E. J. T. – Trends in Education, 1974
Discussed the concept of career education and the educational features of vocational-technical schools. (RK)
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Learning Motivation
Farris, Pamela J. – 1992
Leaders in business and industry are demanding workers who not only can read and write but can think creatively and critically and solve problems. Federal- and state-funded programs and volunteer organizations are involved with adult literacy. Increasingly, corporations are funding adult literacy projects. Adults read for different reasons than…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Educational Objectives
Apps, Jerold W. – 1992
The adults who participate in classes, workshops, and other learning opportunities are as diverse as the kinds of programs in which they enroll and the reasons for which they enroll. Adult learners are multifaceted, appreciate flexibility in teaching strategies, and want a say in what they will learn. These purposes for adult education are…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Delivery Systems
Purkey, William W.; And Others – 1990
This monograph describes the theory and practice of the invitational learning model as it applies to school counseling and development. Invitational learning is a paradigm for personal and professional functioning, and for organizational restructuring, based on four values regarding the nature of people and their potential and the nature of…
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Counseling Theories, Educational Objectives, Educational Practices
Bernard, Martine; James, Walter – 1981
These proceedings of a workshop on the role of adult education in the development of rural areas consists of a report on the workshop, general conclusions drawn at the workshop, and its recommendations on future works. Discussed in the workshop report are the analysis of the situation in rural areas and specific development needs of rural areas,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs


