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Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

Creator:: Fish, Susan A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experiences of four adult literacy practitioners, Anne, Bill, Candy, and Emily, in the first cohort of the Oregon Field-Based Cohort Master's Program. This program, which Oregon established in 1993 as one venue of professional development for adult literacy and English...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Susan A

A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

Creator:: Lynds, Susan E.
Abstract:: Authentic assessment of visitor learning in museum settings is a challenging endeavor. Evaluation literature includes very few studies that link adult visitors' behavior to their learning. Multiple data collection methods in a naturalistic environment hold great promise for increasing understanding of informal public education. In 1997, Oregon State University's Hatfield...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the

HJA Day experiences : understanding participant outcomes at a non-formal science education event

Creator:: Remenick, Lauren
Abstract:: For adult learners to succeed in their educational endeavors, adult educators and event planners must meet their needs and goals (Storksdieck, Ellenbogen, & Heimlich, 2005). The learning environment affects how adults learn and what outcomes they achieve (e.g., Hamilton & Tee, 2010; Knowles, 1990; Lim, Morris, & Kupritz, 2007; Young,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: adult learner outcomes are shaped by different learning settings, we performed an exploratory study of

Transformational learning : a deep description of an emancipatory experience

Creator:: Retherford, April L.
Abstract:: This ethnography describes a learning context where transformational learning routinely creates an emancipatory experience. It identifies those elements that increase understanding of transformative process-describing how the context that contains and supports this learning is constructed and a perspective transformation is sparked by group synergy. It names three transformational learning outcomes:...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Mandatory versus voluntary adult learners : implications for trainers

Creator:: Noone, Sharron M.
Abstract:: During the past fifteen years, Professor John Keller has developed a systematic, comprehensive model to motivate adult learners. Its major elements are Attention- Relevance-Confidence-Satisfaction (ARCS), and research with volunteers confirms that the strategies improve adult responses in learning settings. Training in business and industry, however, often involves mandatory attendance by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Give Them What They Want: Graduate Student Workshops Focused on Skills, Not Theory

Creator:: Llebot, Clara and Rempel, Hannah Gascho
Abstract:: Many libraries offer workshops on research topics such as data management and information organization for graduate students and faculty. We recommend that library workshops focus on teaching skills rather than principles or theories, especially if the goal is to improve data management practices. At Oregon State University Libraries, we have...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: to workshop and training environments and suggested that in these adult learning environments

A self-directed learning-based model for training needs assessment of clients at small business development centers

Creator:: Good, Glenn C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to improve instructional system design at Small Business Development Centers by developing a best practice model for assessing client training needs. Two research questions were addressed: 1. Is self-directed learning an appropriate framework for instructional system design at Small Business Development Centers? 2. What...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: quality amongst adult educators to the extent that many view SDL as the essence of adult learning

Student, teaching assistant, and faculty learning during innovation in an introductory biology course

Creator:: Blair, Lesley
Abstract:: This study examined the dynamics of student, teaching assistant (TA), and faculty learning in relationship to implementation of a genetic technologies project in a university introductory biology course. Research focused on the types of learning that occurred and the various factors impacting that learning. Study participants included 25 undergraduate non-science...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Student, Teaching Assistant, and Faculty Learning During Innovation in an Introductory Biology Course

The effect of self-reference upon memory processing of the content of a television documentary in older adults

Creator:: Chintakanont, Churaiporn
Abstract:: The study investigates the influence of the self-reference effect upon the amount of main and subordinate ideas which older adults can recall and recognize after viewing the television documentary entitled, The Xinquana: Aborigines of South America. The participants are native English-speaking Americans who are 50 years old or older. The...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and learning from television programs are: (1) further study should be conducted with different age

A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of reflection by older adults in adventure-based experiential education

Creator:: Brennan, L. A.
Abstract:: This phenomenological inquiry explored dimensions of reflection for older adults in a developmental oriented adventure education experience. Data were gathered from emergent interviews with four individuals while participating in a multi-day, self-contained experiential education program conducted in a rugged environment, and led by a Navajo leader. Two principle research questions...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: older adult learning and higher development? Analysis of data yielded three central themes, with ten

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Five programs for four participants : stories of paradox and learning in a graduate cohort for adult literacy practitioners

A multifaceted assessment of adult informal learning at the Hatfield Marine Science Center

HJA Day experiences : understanding participant outcomes at a non-formal science education event

Transformational learning : a deep description of an emancipatory experience

Mandatory versus voluntary adult learners : implications for trainers

Give Them What They Want: Graduate Student Workshops Focused on Skills, Not Theory

A self-directed learning-based model for training needs assessment of clients at small business development centers

Student, teaching assistant, and faculty learning during innovation in an introductory biology course

The effect of self-reference upon memory processing of the content of a television documentary in older adults

A phenomenological inquiry into the experience of reflection by older adults in adventure-based experiential education

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