The Adult Education Network (AEDNET) is an international network of individuals interested in adult education. Researchers, practitioners, and graduate students in adult and continuing education are provided with opportunities to discuss important topics and concerns in an on-line environment.
AAACE publishes two of the nation's leading periodicals in education and training: Adult Learning magazine and the scholarly journal Adult Education Quarterly. AAACE also publishes books, monographs and booklets on a variety of adult education topics.
Florida Distance Learning Consortium electronic catalog, "Your Course Connection," will help you easily locate all distance learning courses offered at Florida's colleges.
The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education oversees the state's system of technical colleges, the adult literacy program, and a host of economic and workforce development programs.
NAEPDC works with the Department of Education (Office of Vocational and Adult Education), the National Institute for Literacy, and the National Center for Adult Literacy in planning for programs and activities to support adult learning initiatives.
The National Reporting System for Adult Education (NRS) is an outcome-based reporting system for the state-administered, Federally funded adult education programs.
New Horizons in Adult Education, founded in 1987, is an electronic journal focused on current research and ideas in adult education. New Horizons in Adult Education publishes research, thought pieces, book reviews, conceptual analyses, case studies, and invitational columns.
The Regional Educational Laboratories are educational research and development organizations supported by contracts with the U.S. Education Department, Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI).
The OVAE gateway includes access to information, research and resources to help students become lifelong learners and make the most of their education, their careers, and their individual human potential.
The Adult Education Research Conference (AERC) is an annual North American conference that provides a forum for adult education researchers to share their experiences and the results of their studies with students, other researchers, and practitioners from around the world.
This study uses a benchmarking research methodology, including surveys and site visits, to identify best practices at selected adult centered institutions. The findings were distilled into one overarching theme and thirteen related themes.
The report begins with a discussion of the nature of adult (as opposed to childhood) learning and the potential roles that technology can play in helping to create learning environments that are ideally suited to the needs and interests of adult learners. The conclusion highlights some of the factors that may facilitate or obstruct the effective application of technology to adult learning. (PDF file available at this site)
This paper discusses various factors surrounding this issue of whether or not to integrate computers into curriculum. This paper discusses various factors surrounding this issue.
The purpose of this working paper is to review lessons learned about the design of the Literacy Link Workplace Essential Skills (WES) learning system, as a result of a formative evaluation conducted by the Institute for Social Research (Johnston & Young, 1999) in the fall of 1998.
This research addressed the structure and support of small group collaborative activity within the online setting. Participants were working adults (teachers at the K-12 and post-secondary level, instructional designers, and corporate trainers) pursuing graduate degrees in education. This paper consists of the background and context of the study, followed by the researcher's conclusions and recommendations for improved course design, group structure, and instructor support.
The purpose of this study was to examine and describe the learning strategies by adult learners at two-year colleges in Alberta, Canada. This study might provide some background for someone pursing information about adult learning strategies.
This site is a sample of research that demonstrates the effectiveness of the Adult Education/ESL element, as well as the other elements, of comprehensive family literacy services. Description of the research: outcome evaluation of 542 families enrolled at 32 urban family literacy sites in 10 cities during the 1992-93 school year.
New Horizons in Adult Education, founded in 1987, is an electronic journal focused on current research and ideas in adult education. New Horizons in Adult Education publishes research, thought pieces, book reviews, conceptual analyses, case studies, and invitational columns.
Much has been argued about the advantages and pitfalls of computer technology in the delivery of adult education. This research examined the use of web-based instruction in terms of learner attitudes, students' differential use of computer technology, and the impact on learning outcomes and technological competency.
The Adult Learning Model of Faculty Development draws from the research, theory and practice of adult learning and adult education program planning. This new model recognizes faculty as adult learners and faculty development as adult education. It offers strategies for effective initiatives.
The Regional Technology in Education Consortia (R*TEC) program is established to help states, local educational agencies, teachers, school library and media personnel, administrators, and other education entities successfully integrate technologies into kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) classrooms, library media centers, and other educational settings, including adult literacy centers.
The purpose of this Digest is to review some current perspectives about technology and adult learning. It begins by describing approaches for integrating technology into adult learning and then considers how technology can be used to support and expand adult learning.
WestEd is a nonprofit research, development, and service agency, which provides many links to resources of information in regards to research and projects.