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American Society for Training and Development, Alexandria, VA. – 2001
In 2000, the American Society for Training and Development and the National Governors Association convened the Commission on Technology and Adult Learning. The 31-member commission included representatives of the business, government, and education sectors. They formulated a vision for the future of e-learning in the United States and identified…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Sloman, Martyn – 2002
This book, which is written from the perspective of a practicing human resources manager, presents 17 case studies illustrating how technology is driving a new training paradigm. The case studies support 21 propositions regarding training in the e- learning (electronic learning) revolution, including the following:(1) the Internet changes…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Case Studies, Change Strategies
Dobbs, Kevin – Training, 2000
Discusses how the Internet not only changes the way training can be delivered, it changes the way companies decide who gets trained to do what. Looks at what Web-based training has done for a number of companies and discusses pitfalls and roadblocks. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Delivery Systems, Internet, Online Systems
Bunting, Charles I.; And Others – 1978
Summarizing three different perspectives on lifelong learning in America, these three conference papers each reflect the orientation of a particular group of individuals involved in a particular project or study. Charles I. Bunting reflects the concerns of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as presented in its first report on…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Change, Delivery Systems
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Download full textHeermann, Barry; And Others – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1980
A variety of responses to lifelong learning issues are contained in these essays by 12 practitioners directly involved in non-traditional educational alternatives. Sheila Gordon and Augusta Souza Kappner analyze the demographics, motivation, and environment of returning adult students. Peter Smith looks at the educator as facilitator rather than…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Students
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt, Ed. – 1984
The 31 papers in this yearbook are organized in five sections: I. Changes in the Labor Force, which includes: "Labor Market Needs to the Year 2000" (Morgan V. Lewis) and "Occupational Adaptability and Transferable Skills: Preparing Today's Adults for Tomorrow's Careers" (Frank C. Pratzner and William L. Ashley); II. Educating Adult Students, which…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
2002
This document contains three papers from a symposium on human resource development (HRD) effectiveness and transfer of learning. "Factors Affecting Transfer of Training in Thailand" (Siriporn Yamnill, Gary N. McLean) discusses how the Learning Transfer System Inventory was validated in Thailand by administering it to 1,029 employers and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Definitions, Delivery Systems
