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McCannon, Roger S. – 1985
National data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in 1981 (11,754 adults) and regional augmentation data collected in 1984 (812 adults) were analyzed to provide--in profile form--baseline information to assist practitioners and policy makers in having a better understanding of the educational needs of rural adult…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Age, Certification
Machura, Ludmila – 1987
While it is commonly assumed that teaching children is unrelated to teaching at the advanced level, the two kinds of teaching are closely related and mutually effective. The experience of teaching young learners can benefit the instruction of college students of English as a second language. In both cases, providing motivation is a challenge.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Span, Chronological Age, Classroom Techniques
Bernard, Martine; James, Walter – 1981
These proceedings of a workshop on the role of adult education in the development of rural areas consists of a report on the workshop, general conclusions drawn at the workshop, and its recommendations on future works. Discussed in the workshop report are the analysis of the situation in rural areas and specific development needs of rural areas,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Cooperation, Educational Needs
Amstutz, Donna D. – 1978
This manual suggests solutions to frequent questions of adult basic education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) teachers. The sourcebook is organized into six major sections. The first section, General Questions, includes a potpourri of questions. The other five categories are Reading, English, Mathematics, Social Studies/Science,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Daily Living Skills
Slawski, Carl – 1977
Teachers and students will better understand the experience of learning if they become familiar with a general systems model of the relationship between a teacher and a learner (student). Concepts relevant to this model include learner background, readiness, initiative, and achievement; teacher knowledge, relationship to colleagues, cultural…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Diagrams, Educational Background, Educational Environment
BROWN, ANTRONETTE – 1967
COMPILED AS AN IDEA AND INFORMATION GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION, THIS DOCUMENT INCLUDES DETAILED TEACHING OBJECTIVES, METHODS, AND MATERIALS (FILMS, FILMSTRIPS, BOOKS, TRANSPARENCIES). THE COURSE INCLUDES (1) READING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS--PHONICS, VOCABULARY, REFERENCE, AND SO ON, (2) SOCIAL STUDIES--GOVERNMENT, GEOGRAPHY,…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Aptitude Tests, Citizenship
RICHARDSON, WILLIAM; SHELTON, DONALD – 1966
BROAD TOPICS COVERED IN THE SYLLABUS FOR TEACHERS OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION ARE--THE INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE, DEFINITION OF THE DISADVANTAGED POPULATION (CONDITIONS AND PROBLEMS OF MINORITY GROUPS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS), ADULT LEARNING PROCESS (MOTIVATION, OBJECTIVES, TYPES OF TEACHERS NEEDED, TEACHING TECHNIQUES), COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adults
Hodge, Virginia D. – 1978
This annotated reading list addresses the problem of the paucity of literature dealing specifically with the relationship between personality and language learning. There is no general theoretical model that encompasses personality theory, self-concept, ego development, learning theory, motivation, and body image as they relate to…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Bilingualism, Body Image, Cognitive Development
1968
The Office of Education Cost Effectiveness model (OECE), developed in this project to be computer programed in a time-sharing computer language, enabled educators to compare proposals for compensatory education and to examine the long-range results of proposed and existing programs. It is based on two main hypotheses--bolstered by a number of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classroom Environment, Compensatory Education
Georgia Univ., Athens. Research and Development Center in Educational Stimulation. – 1969
This forth annual report covers the activities of the Research and Development Center in Educational Stimulation during the 1968-69 fiscal year. To reflect the Center's new programmatic structure, the description of the Center's objectives and activities is organized as follows: (1) Administrative program; (2) substantive programs, including art,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Weinstein, Gerald, Ed.; Fantini, Mario D., Ed. – 1970
Professionals as well as parents will find here an argument and model for implementing humanistic education in public schools at all levels. Steming from the Elementary School Teaching Project by the Ford Foundation which found that the student's feelings influence his ability to learn, this book attempts to develop a model which will utilize the…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Affective Behavior, Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives
Alvir, Howard P. – 1976
Forecast of a 1986 program of educational innovation involving education stamps and student bank accounts is presented. The objectives of the program are to provide more efficient, less expensive, and more equal education. The author maintains that these objectives will be met by allowing average citizens to spend money on an individual basis in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Experiments, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
O Fathaigh, Mairtin – 2002
This document, which was developed for presentation at a seminar on adult learning and safety, examines approaches to occupational safety and health (OSH) learning/training in the workplace. Section 1 examines selected factors affecting adults' learning in workplace OSH programs. The principal dimensions along which individual adult learners will…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques
Pajares, Frank, Ed.; Urdan, Tim, Ed. – 2002
Academically motivated students engage their schoolwork with confidence and interest, are less likely to drop out of school, suffer fewer disciplinary problems, and are more resilient in the face of setbacks than less motivated students. This book presents the work of numerous scholars of adolescent academic motivation and represents the varied…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
Fernandez, Florentino Sanz; Prudenciano, Julio Lancho – 2002
This report on adult learning in Spain first establishes a series of socioeconomic, historical, and conceptual coordinates. Chapter 1 has three parts dedicated to the context. Part 1 has a conceptual map showing the different terms and categories used in adult education and training (AET). Part 2 shows the present socioeconomic context in which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Adult Students
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