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Therese Burrell-Prehay – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In a British Overseas territory, a smoking cessation program was implemented in 2014 and had not been evaluated since inception. The problem that was addressed in this study was that despite the implementation of the "I Can Quit" program, it was unknown which curriculum and instructional strategy interventions participants thought were…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Intervention, Teaching Methods
Naeemah Giovanni Hardison – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Research indicates that older adult learners are faced with a multitude of obstacles and challenges during their experiences as students in higher education. A primary obstacle faced by non-traditional students is adjusting to the use of technology, compared to younger individuals, which is a trend that was exacerbated during the pandemic.…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Older Adults, Adult Students, College Students
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Stephen Billett – Studies in Continuing Education, 2024
Understanding what constitutes learning across working life and how negotiating worklife transitions can be best supported has never been more important for working age adults, their workplaces and communities. The kinds and frequencies of changes in occupational and workplace requirements have consequences for personal goals, workplace viability…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Lifelong Learning, Work Environment, Educational Experience
Steven Kramer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Online education has increased in popularity over the last few decades due to the enrollment of adult learners. Adult learners have challenges with returning to school. It is not known what resources and support faculty need to support adult learners taking online first-year experience courses (FYE). The purpose of this general descriptive…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, First Year Seminars, Adult Learning, Adult Education
Anthony R. Natoli – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Professional development and learning are vital components of the educational system due to their dynamic impact on teachers (Bayar, 2014; Darling-Hammond, 2010; Guskey, 2002). Despite the importance of teacher development and the impact of student learning outcomes, professional development and learning often rely on traditional…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Educational Practices, High School Teachers, Teacher Improvement
Robert Lesley – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The focus of this study was derived from staggering attrition rates that it calls centers year over year. At times call centers post-COVID-19 pandemic saw attrition rates fluctuating between 30%-50%. With any job there are challenges that are faced. These attrition rates stand 28%-40% higher than the United States 2023 national attrition rates of…
Descriptors: Staff Orientation, Performance Based Assessment, Quality Assurance, Utilities
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Rizgar Qasim Mahmood – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2024
This study explores ESL learners' perceptions of using high-variability phonetic training (HVPT) through YouGlish to improve pronunciation skills. Data were collected through an online questionnaire completed by 70 upper-intermediate level ESL learners and semistructured interviews with 20 learners. The collected data were analyzed statistically…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Attitudes, Phonetics
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Annamarie Elisabet Wyngaard; Catharina Jacoba Elizabeth Uys – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2025
Background: When supporting learners with severe intellectual disabilities, teaching methods needs to be adapted. Vona du Toit Model of Creative Ability (VdTMoCA) aims to enhance participation and facilitate adaptive responses through targeted intervention principles. This study aimed to develop and evaluate the impact of an intervention programme…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Independent Living, Severe Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
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Rhodes, Christy M.; Schmidt, Steven W. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
Social presence is the feeling of connectedness among learners. In this article, the authors explore the theory and practice related to social practice in online adult learning environments.
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Adult Learning, Interpersonal Relationship, Theory Practice Relationship
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Hyde, Brendan – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2021
In this article, I argue that critical discourse in Mezirow's theory of transformative learning is a constructionist, ontological act that serves to support an individual's critical reflection, which, in turn, is a constructivist, epistemological act. The notion of onto-epistemology is helpful in bringing to the fore the entanglement of these two…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Epistemology, Constructivism (Learning)
Precious C. Emelue – ProQuest LLC, 2021
There were concerns regarding the decline in four-year college enrollment suggesting that fewer students persist to continue education beyond high school levels or two-year college levels. Despite the decline in four-year college enrollment, the persistence to graduation with an associate degree was stable. There was a gap in literature regarding…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Motivation, Adult Learning, Associate Degrees
Yvonne Hensley – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Providing effective professional development that improves teaching quality and in turn impacts student performance, has been of key interest to educational leaders. This qualitative phenomenological collective case study explored the use of microteaching as effective professional development and its effect on teacher instructional practices and…
Descriptors: Microteaching, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods, Teacher Behavior
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Godby, Robert – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2023
The predicted growth of the aged care sector in Australia, driven by the ageing population, is expected to create an increasing need for workplaces to support the development for all kinds and classifications of workers to undertake their work within multicultural settings. This paper describes and elaborates the necessary and increasing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Workplace Learning, Multicultural Education
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Xu, Xinhao; Ke, Fengfeng – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2023
In this paper, the researchers report an experimental study on conceptual knowledge learning and application through embodied interactions, expecting that bodily movements would facilitate learning in a positive manner. The intervention was enabled by Unity3D and Kinect V2, and taught novice adult learners the concepts of and conversions between…
Descriptors: Number Systems, Learning Processes, Human Body, Interaction
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Zarestky, Jill; Vilen, Lauren – Adult Learning, 2023
Many key concerns require engagement with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) knowledge. Consider the complexity and nuance of climate change, energy policy, health and medicine, and data security. Informed voting or decision-making on such issues is no easy task; effective participation in our society requires considerable…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Learning, STEM Education, Democracy
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