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Brenner, John – 1997
A study conducted at Southwest Virginia Community College investigated the cognitive styles of students who were enrolled in distance education courses for one semester. Because video-based presentations of material severely limit teacher-student interaction, the distance learner must possess self-discipline, self-organization, and self-planning…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Cognitive Tests, Community Colleges
Parrett, William H. – Small School Forum, 1982
Because of their small size, small/rural schools could implement many of the nontraditional instructional practices found in alternative schools, such as: small group instruction, individual study contracts, block scheduling arrangements, projects, community-based learning experiences, outdoor education, cross age tutoring, development of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Resources, Cross Age Teaching, Independent Study
Endy, Melvin B., Jr.; Gamson, Zelda – 1997
This consultants' report reviews the New College of the University of South Florida, a small liberal arts college which is unusual in its lack of specific general education requirements, and its attention to independent study. After reviewing a considerable list of strengths, concerns are identified including the need to ensure that every student…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
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1996
This document consists of four papers presented at a symposium on contextual learning issues moderated by John Henschke at the 1996 conference of the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD). "Self-Directed Learning in Organizations: An Analysis of Policies and Practices of Seven Resource Companies in Western Canada" (H. K. Morris…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Context Effect, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking
Maker, C. June, Ed. – 1993
This book presents 29 papers addressing critical issues in the education of the gifted. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Education of the Gifted and the Excellence-Equity Debate: Lessons from History" (Thomas R. McDaniel); "Comments on McDaniel's 'Education of the Gifted and the Excellence-Equity Debate'" (James…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Bell, Jill – 1991
The book is intended as a practical guide for English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers with mixed-level classes. It begins with a discussion of multilevel classes, factors to consider in deciding how to teach them, reasons for their existence, and their problems and advantages. It then addresses curriculum planning, using a sample class for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Course Evaluation
American Association of Retired Persons, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document contains 20 papers on lifelong education presented at a conference on aging. The papers, grouped into themes of trends and implications, resourceful roles (students and learners, teachers and mentors) and an agenda for the future, include the following: "Demographic Potential and the Quiet Revolution" (Opening Remarks by Robert A.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
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California State Univ. and Colleges, Long Beach. Office of the Chancellor. – 1989
This planning guide and collection of resources is designed to help higher education faculty become more aware of current research and thinking on adult learning and to participate actively in institutional changes that make campuses, particularly in the California State University system, better able to meet the needs of adult students. Each of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Development, Adult Education
Hudson River Center for Program Development, Glenmont, NY. – 1994
This workbook was developed to help adult literacy students learn about health insurance. It contains information sheets, student worksheets, and answers to the worksheets. The information sheets are coordinated with an available audiotape. Some of the topics covered in the workbook are the following: understanding health insurance choices;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Consumer Economics
Holland, Julia – 1991
This module on maximizing occupancy is intended to cover the basic framework for analysis of occupancy in accommodations and for identification of ways to improve it on both a long-term and day-to-day basis. The material is presented in a self-instructional format in seven sections. At the beginning of each section is a statement of the objectives…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Behavioral Objectives, Continuing Education, Dining Facilities
Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. – 1983
This module, one in a series of competency-based administrator education learning packages, focuses on specific professional competencies needed by vocational education administrators. The competencies upon which these modules are based were identified and verified through research as being important to the success of local administrators of…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Articulation (Education)
Lombana, Judy H.; Pratt, Phillip A. – 1978
As the first volume in a set of programmed instructional materials to help college students improve their communication skills in preparation for the job market, this booklet presents an overview of communication skills and a section on active listening. Designed for students to use on their own, the format of the program is to present a situation…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer), Content Analysis
McDonald, Bruce A. – 1982
This manual provides information needed by students taking independent study courses (readings) in agricultural education, business education, home economics education, industrial education, or health occupations education as part of the Vocational Education Studies Program at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. The objectives of the…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Course Content
North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh. Dept. of Adult and Community Coll. Education. – 1984
These proceedings contain 50 papers. Selected brief titles include: "A Comparative Analysis of Costs and Perceived Effectiveness of Postgraduate Continuing Education for Mississippi Pharmacists" (Bellande); "A Conceptual and Empirical Perspective on Adult Education Program Planning Theory" (Boshier); "Self-Directed Adult Learning" (Brookfield);…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Duenk, Lester G.; Combs, Paul William – 1988
This learning activity package (LAP) on decision making is designed for student self-study. It is intended to help students clarify their values as well as lead them through the steps of making a decision. Following a list of learning objectives, the LAP contains a pretest (answer key provided at the end of the LAP). Ten learning activities…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Course Content
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