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Direct linkMerriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Grace, Andre P., Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as Eduard C.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Social Justice, Social Class
Download full textMcCoy, Leah P., Ed. – Online Submission, 2011
This document presents the proceedings of 16th Annual Research Forum held June 15, 2011, at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Included herein are the following 25 action research papers: (1) The Effects of Prompted Math Journaling on Algebra 1 Students' Achievement and Attitudes (Heidi I. Arnold); (2) Group Work and Attitude…
Descriptors: United States History, Listening Comprehension, Photography, Current Events
Newman, Isadore; Fraas, John W. – 1998
Educational researchers often use multiple statistical tests in their research studies and program evaluations. When multiple statistical tests are conducted, the chance that Type I errors may be committed increases. Thus, the researchers are faced with the task of adjusting the alpha levels for their individual statistical tests in order to keep…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Research, Error of Measurement, Program Evaluation
Peer reviewedFraas, John W.; Newman, Isadore – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1996
In a conjoint-analysis consumer-preference study, researchers must determine whether the product factor estimates, which measure consumer preferences, should be calculated and interpreted for each respondent or collectively. Multiple regression models can determine whether to aggregate data by examining factor-respondent interaction effects. This…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Interaction, Multiple Regression Analysis, Research Methodology
Kauffman, James M., Ed.; Hallahan, Daniel P., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
Special education is now an established part of public education in the United States--by law and by custom. However, it is still widely misunderstood and continues to be dogged by controversies related to such things as categorization, grouping, assessment, placement, funding, instruction, and a variety of legal issues. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Special Education, Educational History, Educational Research, Research Design
Arnold, Michael L.; Newman, John H.; Gaddy, Barbara B.; Dean, Ceri B. – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2005
The authors searched the ERIC and PsycINFO databases for K-12 rural education research studies conducted in the United States and published in journal articles between 1991 and summer 2003. This search was conducted in order to identify topics that appear in the rural education research literature and determine the quality of this research. Only…
Descriptors: Research Design, Periodicals, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Education
Foley, Griff, Ed. – Open University Press, 2004
This broad introduction to adult and postcompulsory education offers an overview of the field for students, adult educators and workplace trainers. The book establishes an analytical framework to emphasize the nature of learning and agency of learners; examines the core knowledge and skills that adult educators need; discusses policy, research and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Education, Postsecondary Education, Educational History
Foley, Griff, Ed. – 1995
This book introduces readers to issues, debates and literatures related to a number of central areas of practice in adult education and training, especially in Australia. It is intended as a first attempt to define the field of adult education in Australia in an analytical and theoretical, as opposed to a theoretical and practical sense. Written…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
Mojab, Shahrzad, Ed.; McQueen, William, Ed. – 2002
This document contains the texts of 57 papers, 10 roundtables, and 7 symposia from a Canadian conference on adult education and public policy. The following are among the papers included: "Childhood, Schooling Family and Community" (Margarida Aguiar); "Voices Inside" (Irene C. Baird); "Beyond Personal Agency" (Rose…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Karwin, Thomas J., Ed. – 1992
The California Academic Partnership Program (called CAPP-Eisenhower in recognition of the act of Congress that funded the program) was established in 1983 to facilitate collaboration between secondary and postsecondary institutions. This volume, the program's final product, offers 16 papers in 3 sections, providing, respectively, highlights of the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
