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McCauley, Kelly Davis; Hammer, Emily; Hinojosa, Amanda S. – Management Teaching Review, 2017
Students in today's college classroom are diverse in age and work, leadership, and life experiences; hence, students transitioning into adulthood may understand and relate core leadership knowledge to their own experiences differently than mature adults. As such, we call upon andragogy, a theory of adult learning, to inform our approach to…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Leadership Training, Leadership, Teaching Methods
Chaves, Christopher A. – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2009
The purpose of this article is to provide researchers and, in particular, practitioner-scholars of e-learning curricular designs and instructors with one conceptual model that supports more involvement and interaction within on-line courses. The "On-line Curriculum Interaction Model" posited by the author is informed by the foundational…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Course Content
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Naidoo, Kammila – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Argues that college students are generally less dependent and more motivated to learn than is generally assumed, based on a survey of 252 third-year University of South Africa students. Recommends that academic departments find new ways of accommodating learner self-direction, re-examine traditional teaching paradigms, and continuously evaluate…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Course Content, Curriculum Design
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Boud, David – Studies in Higher Education, 1986
The need to change higher education to respond to the demands for continuing education is discussed, and the contributions of three groups to the facilitation of learning through learning-centered and problem-based curriculum design are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Continuing Education, Course Organization
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1977
These guidelines on the uses of individualized and fixed curriculum approaches to instruction were developed for persons responsible for conducting professional continuing education programs in mental health. Following a brief introduction and definitions of terms, major content is presented in three sections covering the following areas: the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Certification, Conventional Instruction