Increased class sizes and advising responsibilities are the new realities in California's graduate programs of Educational Administration. In order to effectively meet new challenges, professors must make adjustments in venue, plan meticulously, utilize technology, distribute leadership, and implement alternative grading systems. This is a…

This booklet is a revised and abridged reprint of "Let's Teach Adults," brought out by the Florida State Department of Education in 1954. In this printing, references have been broadened to apply to the country as a whole. The four chapters, intended for use by teachers and directors of adult education programs, discuss beginning first classes…

Teachers of adults should be aware of the fact that although learning ability can decline with disuse, a person's basic learning capacity does not change in the adult years. Among major sensitivities adult educators need, however, are a keen awareness of adult concerns for place and circumstances of educational facilities, an effective working…

Defines computer-based learning terminology. Describes six modes of computer-assisted instruction (tutorial, drill and practice, instructional game, modeling, simulation, problem solving); three modes of computer-managed instruction (testing, prescription generation, recordkeeping); and computer-supported learning resources (information storage…

Discusses some of the fears and anxieties of automation held by older adults. Teaching techniques that aid the older adult learning process are suggested. The article also contains an interview with Anna M. Tucker, director of the Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs, concerning the elder adult's fear of automation. (CT)

Describes a method of teaching adult educators about learning through an analysis of their own learning processes. After general discussion about learning principles and differences between adults and children, a diagnostic exercise is used to develop a profile of individual learning styles. (SK)

"Structured flexibility" is a way for educators to create a mutually conducive learning environment for adult self-directedness. Issues to be addressed include a change in instruction for adult educators, teacher empowerment, and a shift from thinking of adult education as adding content or skills to developed persons to adult education…

Comparison of a nursing course delivered by videoconferencing (n=21), administration course via audiographics (n=23), and education course via audioconferencing (n=31) showed that, regardless of the technology, learners were most influenced by instructor's teaching style. The importance of relational and interactive factors in distance teaching…

Reviews themes, issues, and challenges addressed by the articles in this issue. Provides an annotated list of six recommended readings on adult education and spirituality. (SK)

This paper examines the origin and implications of adult learners' emotions in the context of an online distance learning programme at the Open University of Cyprus. Various methods for gathering data about learners' emotions related to online learning are used, such as emotion diaries, semi-structured interviews, and email messages. The paper…

This article explores the importance of developing strong adult education programs within a broader collaborative effort between museum staff and K-12 teachers. Focusing on history museums, the first section discusses the importance of museum visits for K-12 history learning and how we need to reconsider some of the primary purposes for these…

Drawing on an exploratory qualitative study, this article considers the link between business school teaching at graduate level and subsequent work behaviour and experiences of former students. It evaluates the student experience some time "after" graduation. The findings of the retrospective evaluation point to the value of classroom…

Two perspectives are used to reflect on the learning design of a postgraduate online course--that of the designer/facilitator and that of the learner. While the course focus is on online pedagogical approaches, the main aim is to connect learners with each other and with the facilitator so that together they may investigate, trial, challenge and…

This article describes a study that examined the lifelong learning of information systems academics in relation to their normal work. It begins by considering the concept of lifelong learning, its relationship to real-life learning and that lifelong learning should encompass the whole spectrum of formal, non-formal and informal learning. Most…

The expanding field of adult learning encompasses the study and practice of utilizing sound instructional design principals, technology, and learning theory as a means to solve educational challenges and human performance issues relating to adults, often occurring online. This book disseminates current issues and trends emerging in the field of…