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At the movies: An interpretive study of the use of films with university students.
(2007)
This study explores the phenomenon of film as an educational tool. Specifically, it explores how the use of film in the classroom can contributes to the process of a learning experience for university students. It also ...
An analysis on the effects of teamwork training on the proficiency of high-performance teams in the international exhibit industry.
(2000)
This study explores the relationship between teamwork training and levels of proficiency at teamwork skill/knowledge areas. Each area listed specific examples for participants to indicate the level of proficiency (1-not ...
Czech physicians: The impact of cultural change on teachers in a profession.
(2002)
How cultural change impacts teachers in the medical profession was the focus of this study. The purpose was to examine social culture and ways teachers change. Participants were 8 physicians (6 male/2 female) from 8 ...
Cultural discontinuities between West African adult learners and print-based distance instructional materials.
(1999)
Findings suggest that cultural discontinuities in print materials occur in four areas. These areas include differences in the world views between authors and learners, culturally specific knowledge, linguistic factors and ...
Computer-assisted instruction: Demographic variables and student attitudes.
(2000)
This study was an investigation of the relationship between demographic variables and student attitudes toward computer-aided instruction (CAI). selected demographic variables were mathematics aptitude, level of education, ...
The Relationship Between Self-Directed Learning Readiness and Learning Style Preferences on Employees in a Public Library System
(2013-12)
This quantitative correlational study investigated to what degree a relationship exists between self-directed learning readiness and learning style preferences on employee learning by sampling 169 employees employed in a ...
Barriers and facilitators to participation in adult education experienced by industrial workers.
(1998)
There is a serious need to understand the effects of barriers and facilitators on patterns of participation in adult education by blue-collar workers. Analysis of these patterns experienced by production and skilled trades ...
Losing our parents: Meaning-making and creativity in the lives of surviving adult daughters.
(2006)
Meaning is discovered within the creative process. Creativity results in a metaphor for meaning. The women expressed that they were unable to move forward until they were able to tell their stories to those close to them. ...
An exploration into success factors of African American males who obtained terminal degrees from majority White institutions.
(2006)
The study consisted of individual unstructured interviews with five African American males that completed a Ph.D. at an MWI. The interviews explored how these individuals made sense of their achievement of a terminal degree.
An analysis of the term "experience" in ordinary language and in the more precise arena of adult education literature.
(1997)
An analysis of the concept "experience" is conducted, both in ordinary language and in adult education literature, for the purpose of adding clarity to what is meant or intended by the use of the term "experience."