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Download full textImel, Susan – 2001
Theories about adult development have been grouped into four models: biological, psychological, sociocultural, and integrative. Biological models (those that are concerned with how physical changes affect development) and psychological models (those that view development as either sequential--defined by life events-- or as a series of transitions…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults
Zirkle, Chris – 2001
The Internet offers trade and industrial (T&I) educators a wealth of readily available information for use as teaching aids, supplemental materials, and laboratory resources. These materials provide many distinct benefits; however, there are also several issues that must be addressed when using the Internet as an adjunct in teaching. These…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Computer Security, Computer Uses in Education
European Training Foundation, Turin (Italy). – 2001
This document provides a general overview, in broad terms, of the activities of the European Training Foundation (ETF) planned for 2001 and beyond. Section 1 presents ETF activities under four main headings: obligatory activities; support to the European Commission; information provision and analysis; and development activities. It also provides a…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Economic Development, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Oelke, Karl – 1998
This paper discusses attempts made by the author to reinvigorate the College Honors Program at Union County College in New Jersey (UCC). Created in 1985 to offer an enriched learning experience for exceptional liberal arts students, the Honors Program helps students develop their thinking skills and achieve academic success. However, due to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Community Colleges, Educational Resources
Peterson, Susan – 2001
This book offers a review of Web sites useful to educational grant writers. Chapter 1, "The Internet Advantage," examines the benefits that the Internet offers grant writers. These benefits include greater accessibility and savings in cost and time. Chapter 2, "Learning To Look: The World of Search Engines," examines strategies for effective use…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Mail
2001
The first of three papers from this symposium, "The Effects of Personality, Affectivity, and Work Commitment on Motivation to Improve Work through Learning" (Sharon S. Naquin, Elwood F. Holton III), examined the degree to which the Five-Factor Model (FFM) of personality, affectivity, and work commitment dimensions influenced motivation…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Employee Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship
Burke, Lisa A., Ed. – 2001
Designed for front-line training professionals, this book addresses the most pressing issues in the training and development field (T&D). "Introduction" (Lisa A. Burke) discusses the importance of viewing training as a subsystem of human resources, training as a systematic process, and indicators of high impact training.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Technology, Human Resources, Job Skills
Wilhelm, William J.; Logan, Joyce; Smith, Sheila M.; Szul, Linda F. – 2002
This document contains four papers (and an introduction by William Wilhelm) on teaching "soft" skills in business education programs. "The Skill Building Challenge: Preparing a Bridge for the Workforce Skills Gap" (Sheila M. Smith) examines the following topics: the workforce skills gap; the importance of academic and…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Resources
PDF pending restorationHawaii Univ., Honolulu. Institutional Research Office. – 1999
This report presents information comparing the University of Hawaii Community Colleges (UHCC) to benchmark and peer-group institutions on selected financial measures. The primary data sources for this report were the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Finance Survey for the 1995-1996 fiscal year and the IPEDS Fall Enrollment…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Economic Impact
Beaulieu, Lionel J.; Bolton, Kenneth, Jr. – 2000
The Community Choices program is designed to engage communities in a systematic assessment of the linkages between their human resource attributes and their economic development opportunities. This document contains seven modules. Modules 1-3 lay the foundation for doing public policy education work by (1) defining public policy education and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Education, Cultural Awareness, Economic Development
Plowman, Lydia; Mateer, John; Leakey, Alison – 2002
The aims of CREATIS (Creating the Information Society) were to provide the West Lothian (Scotland) community with the highest quality information technology (IT) learning opportunities, a high capacity communications infrastructure and a hardware base that would: connect West Lothian's schools, libraries and community education centers to the West…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development
PDF pending restorationCalifornia Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 2001
This study, the first of its kind, examines the ability of the California Community College System to provide its students and faculty with Library and Learning Resources Programs and Services that are sufficient in quality, depth, and diversity to support each college's educational programs. The study covers a 7-year period from 1988-1989 through…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Information Services, Librarians, Libraries
Lawrence, Barbara Kent – 2003
The ancient Athenian "agora" functioned as a marketplace for ideas and commerce and offered an ideal place for teaching and learning. This digest suggests adapting such a model to modern needs and describes successful small schools that have done so while reducing costs. Research shows that small schools offer many advantages for…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Building Innovation, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Rouk, Ullik – 1999
This document offers various perspectives on school/college collaborations. The first section, "Schools and Colleges as an Area for Collaboration," is a broad review of how close working relationships between colleges and schools can improve education for all students, as well as help institutions improve themselves. The second section, "Getting…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Blase, Jo; Blase, Joseph – 1999
This study investigated the characteristics of instructional leaders that positively influenced classroom teaching, noting the personal and professional effects of leader-teacher interactions and whether staff development emerged as a primary theme of effective instructional leadership. A group of 809 teachers nationwide provided detailed…
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Characteristics, Adult Development, Classroom Research
