Best Practices in Adult LearningISBN: 978-0-470-64334-1
Paperback
234 pages
March 2005, Jossey-Bass
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Preface.
Part I: laying the Foundation for Best Practices.
1. Applications of Multiple Intelligences for Adult Learners (Linda Anderson).
2. Bridging the Gap: Improving Graduation Rates in a Degree Completion Program (Sean Warner).
3. Program Planning and Review in Adult Higher Education: Using Program Models Effectively (Patricia R. Brewer).
Part II: Defining Moments in Adult Learner Programs.
4. Strategic Partnerships: Successfully Managing Collaborative Ventures in Adult Education (Bruce Pietrykowski).
5. Recruiting and Admitting Adult Learners: They're Not Just Older—They're Different (Iris H. Kelsen, Lawrence T. Lesick).
6. Adult Learner Advising: the Vital Link (Sue Grunau).
7. the Introductory transformation Course for Adult Learners: Critical and Essential (Lee Bash).
Part III: Faculty Development: A Key to Instructional Effectiveness.
8. Adjunct Faculty Training (Stuart Noble-Boodman, W. Hubbard Segur).
9. Assuring Instructional Effectiveness. (Walter Pearson).
Part IV: Technological Applications.
10. The Role of Distance Education in Enhancing Accessibility for Adult Learners (Karen I. Rhoda).
11. Computer-Mediated Communication: A Quest for Quality (Margie Martyn).
Part V: Adult Learning Includes Senior Learners.
12. Meeting the Needs of Older Adult Learners: The Development of a Learning in retirement Institute (Charlene L. Martin).
Index.