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Forest, James J. F. – 1997
This essay considers the interaction between teacher and learner as one which involves providing opportunities for "learning moments," a concept found in the literature on organizational leadership. Learning moments are seen as dynamic events that occur when four complex elements intersect: teacher, learner, environment, and chance. One…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Instruction, College Students
Usuki, Miyuki – 2001
The paper explores the nature of learning, focusing particularly on the theories of Biggs and Teffler (1989) and their research finding that the quality of learning is the result of the motivation for learning, and that this affects the learners' performance. An alternative theory of learning is offered and ideas for improving the teachers' role…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Learning Motivation
Servetter, Bob – 1999
This paper describes a learner centered, cooperative learning group project in a post-secondary English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) classroom in Japan. The objectives of the cooperative learning project were fivefold: students would learn to work enthusiastically toward activating target language learning acquired in the past; do research on a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Students, Cooperative Learning, English (Second Language)
Luoma, Markku; Nokelainen, Petri; Ruohotie, Pekka – 2003
The factors contributing to organizational learning in police units in Finland and elsewhere were examined to find strategies to improve the prerequisites of learning and compare linear and nonlinear methods of modeling organizational learning prerequisites. A questionnaire was used to collect data from the 281 staff members of five police…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Influences
Peavey, Kay S.; Krieger, Alan – 2001
This publication focuses on New York's learning standards for career development and occupational studies (CDOS) in adult education: career development, integrated learning, universal foundation skills, and career majors. A section on the adult learner provides information on engaging learners to increase motivation. The next section focuses on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Behavioral Objectives
Haines, Pamela; Schwoebel, Robert – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
The Gateway Program at Temple University helps equip working adults to develop their own design for living, engage in educational planning in a context of accelerating societal change, and be more effective in all areas of their lives. The program uses ongoing mentoring, courses and workshops, certification, and faculty development. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Students, Career Choice, Career Planning
Hoffman, Barry Charles – Teaching Music, 1996
Recommends turning some of the more tedious aspects of elementary instrumental rehearsals (particularly playing scales) into games. Describes a number of educational games that can be constructed around these activities, including a "Wheel of Fortune" parody. (MJP)
Descriptors: Applied Music, Educational Games, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Allouche, Victor – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
A French teacher's journal notes about his experience as a student in an intensive English course in a foreign country are presented. The notes address aspects of the language learning experience, including unfamiliar cultural context, intrusion of the new language into daily thought, resistance, translation, interference, and motivation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
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Krendl, Kathy A.; Lieberman, Debra A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1988
This literature review examines recent research on computers and learning for kindergarten through post secondary levels. The dominant areas of inquiry are: (1) effects on learning; (2) development of cognitive skills; (3) academic motivation and self-esteem; (4) effects of environmental factors on learners; and (5) research methodology. (111…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Educational Environment
Gurnah, Ahmed; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1994
"Editorial" (Gurnah); "What Should Further Education Be Accountable For?" (Perry); "Women Not for Turning" (Rose); "Rooting Learning" (Yarnit); "Governors Hold the Key" (Searle); "Back on Track" (Miskin, Hartley); "Quality and Quantity in Higher Education" (Mitchell);…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Educational Legislation
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McInerney, Dennis M. – Australian Journal of Education, 1991
A study in 12 New South Wales (Australia) high schools investigated differences in motivation for Aboriginal (n=496), migrant (n=487), and Anglo (n=1172) students. A consistent picture of the urban Aboriginal child emerged, and key variables in his decision making (self-reliance, confidence, and goal direction) were identified as well as…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change
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Schaub, Mark – World Englishes, 2000
Reviews the history of the English language in Egypt and examines the forms and functions of English use in contemporary Egypt. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Diglossia, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
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Rubeck, Robert F.; Witzke, Donald B. – Academic Medicine, 1998
Describes the faculty development efforts at eight medical schools participating in a large-scale medical curriculum development project, exploring faculty-development topics and the methods and ways the institutions motivated faculty to participate. Outcome measures used to gauge program effectiveness are also discussed. Concludes that approaches…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Faculty Development
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Bettler, Robert F., Jr.; Burns, Barbara M.; Strother, Scott A. – NHSA Dialog, 2005
In contrast to the many studies that have examined parenting in low-income families from a deficit perspective, this study examines their strengths by proposing and testing a model of parenting goals derived from social and developmental theories on goal-orientation, motivation, attachment, and child socialization. The model posits two categories…
Descriptors: Socialization, Low Income, Economically Disadvantaged, Preschool Children
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Rentroia-Bonito, M. A.; Jorge, J.; Ghaoui, C. – International Journal of Distance Education Technologies, 2006
E-learning is expected to support organizations and individuals so they can become more adaptable and competitive. However, in order for organizations to realize the full potential of this technology, they should create and sustain the right context to foster learning in articulation with business objectives. This requires active participation and…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Electronic Learning, Organizational Climate, Factor Structure
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