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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2004)The Literacy/Reading program for Graduate Assistants teaching developmental reading students at a large, state university currently provides one week of teacher training prior to the beginning of the Fall Semester. The ...
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(2011-03-10)The article provides an overview of the faculty profession in less developed countries including academic appointments and the tenure system, discusses issues related to academic freedom and autonomy of work, then discusses ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003)The purpose of this project was to assess ESL clinical investigators’ learning needs for academic writing for English scholarly publication. We used a qualitative evaluation approach to examine the gap between the current ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2004)Distance education in the American education system continues to expand. However, despite technological improvements and nearly universal accessibility to the Internet, adult learners continue to experience barriers to ...
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(2005-12-15)Poster Session- Since Florence Nightengale began professional schools of nursing, socialization in the nursing curriculum has been viewed from multiple perspectives. University-based nursing programs include a professional ...
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(2005-11-21)Public education in the United States is in crisis. Far too many children are failing to achieve minimal standards in reading, writing and mathematics. New federal legislation seeks to correct this situation by legislative ...
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ADULT ARTS EDUCATION: A DELPHI STUDY FORECASTING THE ROLE OF THE ARTS IN A LIFELONG LEARNING SOCIETY (2005-12-16)Poster Session-As we deal with a rapidly aging population, the arts education and arts policy community needs to take an active role in providing insight into policies that address adult choices. This includes defining ...
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(2005-10-14)Learning occurs through exploring the authentic lived experience of the individual learner. When experience is shared and analyzed in groups, new knowledge is constructed about adult development and learning that transcends ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003)All to often in adult education settings, the learning strategies and methods that we use are tailored as one size fits all. A key component of effective adult learning that can be easily overlooked is the role of adult ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2004)This evaluation study examines how faculty development courses on teaching and learning (OTLA) contribute to the “learning community” at a Midwestern University that promotes engagement “in the discovery of knowledge, ...
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(2005-12-15)Poster Session-What is our place in the global community? For many, the tragedies of September 11, 2001 have elevated this question to a level of seriousness that goes well beyond a simple intellectual exercise. Issues ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2004)A review of the literature on “urban education” reveals that the urban context is considered an important determinant of practice for K-12 teachers and administrators located in urban schools. Several professional journals, ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult Continuing, and Community Education, 2004)Critical theory, social constructivism and transformative learning were used to examine how and in what ways mid-career workers who experience job loss learn how to acquire new passion forlife through their work. Findings ...
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(2005-11-21)The current revolution of the Information Age is rapidly changing the complexion of many personal and corporate societies. This revolution is changing the methods people use to communicate with each other, research new ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003)During the past decade, state and federal policy makers have made significant changes in domestic policies that significantly affect how adult literacy programs are organized, what potential students are considered eligible ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003)Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is a process used by many postsecondary institutions to award academic credit to adult learners for knowledge derived from life experiences. For the most part, PLA has focused on occupational ...
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(1983-08)Although college student attrition has been investigated for many decades, this phenomenon has recently assumed greater importance to faculty, administrators, and statewide planners who are concerned with the future of ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2004)The purpose of this paper is to examine the research base on which rests the current best practices of teaching reading to adult English language learners. My focus is on reading because that is the skill most closely ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003)This research uses a qualitative case study approach to investigate online course instruction, and the dimensions of both learner and facilitator/instructor engagement. The research team analyzed archival data from course ...
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(Midwest Research-to-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, and Community Education, 2003)This study describes the professional development activities and perceived instructional needs and best methods of delivering professional development opportunities for part-time occupational and technical program faculty ...
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