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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching"”.
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A Curriculum Data Base for Continuing Education for Ministers in the Colombia-Venezuela Union Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
<p>Background and Purpose of the Study. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is seeking research data on which to base the planning and development of efficient continuing education for ministry programs geographically and culturally adapted to the territories where the ministers are serving. As a …
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Developing Life Skills : Perceptions of Graduates of the Adult, Non-Traditional Business and Management Programs at Indiana Wesleyan University
… Indiana Wesleyan University teaches all of its adult courses using 10 skills as a foundation. This study determined the perceived attitudes of its graduates regarding the importance of and their relative progress in these 10 areas.</p> <p><em>Method</em>. A survey questionnaire was developed and …
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Developmental Processes Critical to the Formation of Servant Leaders in China
… servant leadership formation in particular, and the application to crossing cultures, with China as the primary context. The central problem of this study revolves around leader formation . What events, experiences, people and other formative processes contributed as critical to the formation …
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A comparison of an urban and a rural public school adult education program in Vermont
Documentation of public school adult education program development in Vermont is lacking. A description of factors that relate to adult education growth and development in Vermont is needed. This study was designed to examine adult education in Vermont and to provide a descriptive and systematic …
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Teacher Success, Assessment, and Evaluation Practices in Service-Learning Composition Courses
… within the community, encourages reading and writing about social issues, and provides the opportunity for students to participate in community projects. A significant problem with this approach is the alignment between outcomes of the discipline and those of service. Practitioners feel …
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Adult learning and development theories and principles represented in theater
The purpose of this study was to investigate how adult learning and development theories and principles are represented in theater. The study also investigated if there was significant evidence to support the idea of using dramatic works as an example to illustrate adult learning and development …
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A computer instructional model designed to reduce cyberphobia among adult students
Fear of computers -- Student/subject-centered teaching model.
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A computer instructional model designed to reduce cyberphobia among adult students
Fear of computers -- Student/subject-centered teaching model.
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Examining the Efficacy of Adult Learning of Government-Mandated Content Using Andragogical Delivery Methods versus Traditional Pedagogical Delivery Methods
… to keep abreast of advances in knowledge and technology; and to respond to public demands for accountability and consumer protection; continuing education (CE) and mandatory continuing education (MCE) programs have significantly increased in the past 20 years. Individuals and organizations …
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The Lived Experience of Black Females at the United States Naval Academy: Navigating Waters Less Traveled
… Strengthening this pipeline requires an understanding of the motivations that bring Black women to USNA and the challenges they face once enrolled. This study aims to understand how Black women come to choose the Academy, explore their lived experiences while attending the Academy, and provide …
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Employee Engagement Through the Instructional Leadership Team
… as employee collaboration, autonomy, ownership and shared purpose, in the curriculum development process (Farris-Berg, 2013). This program evaluation, grounded in organizational theory, self-determination theory, and social exchange theory; it is aimed at validating the importance of creating an …
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Drama praxis : Rural arts workers and lifelong learning : a phenomenological study
The purpose of this study is to explore and describe the experiences of a specific group of arts workers in an isolated rural community in the South West of Western Australia. These participants have all worked in the community as arts workers for an extended period of time. Through …
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THE IMPACT OF TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON PRINCIPALS’ INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND THE CULTIVATION OF POSITIVE SCHOOL CULTURE
… at principal leadership on student achievement and school culture. Using a mixed methods approach, results showed principals who participated in a yearlong principal cohort indicated their leadership skills improved. The qualitative data showed the participating principals believed the targeted …
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Investigating the Impacts of Participating in a Virtual Literacy Clinic: A Case Study Exploring Self-Efficacy in Pre-Service Teachers
… impacts self-efficacy in pre-service teacher candidates. This study was conducted one and a half years into the global COVID-19 pandemic, creating the need for the clinic’s program, Literacy Camp, to be completed through fully virtual means. Thus, ways in which the pre-service teachers’ …
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A Survey of the Development of the Green River Community College and the Need for a Handbook in the Adult Evening School Program
… the history of the Green River Community College and to show the need for the development of a handbook concerned with appropriate method for the adult student.
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Planning a Needs-Assessment-Based Approach to Continuing Education Programs for Seventh-day Adventist Clergy in the Eastern Africa Division
… to which the needs-assessment-based approach to educational planning can be validated and used in planning continuing-education programs for the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) ministers serving in the Eastern Africa Division (EAD).</p> <p><em>Method. </em> The sample of the population for this study …
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Zero Tolerance, Zero Justice: Teacher Perceptions of Using Restorative Justice
… on instructional programming, new technology, and colorful chart paper for data walls, an area that often takes a back seat to improving achievement is the social and emotional learning of students (SEL). Until the education community starts focusing on the well-being of our students, closing …
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Building Local Skills: The Multitrait-Multimethod Matrix In Practice
<p>The potential of expanding the evaluative skills of site-based practitioners is examined in a variety of educational enterprises by introducing a procedure to determine evidence for construct validity of measurement tools. The expectations of administrators of educational enterprises, including …
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Andragogy In Continuing Medical Education Development: A Case Study On The Perception Of Its Worth
<p>Continuing medical education (CME) curriculum development is often staffed and developed with little exposure to teaching skill expertise and andragogy. This qualitative case study examined the perceptions of the skills needed for successful development of CME, learning from the experience of an …
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