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2018

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

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Adult and Continuing Education

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An Analysis Of Adult Educators’ Experiences With Professional Development Activities, Robbie Scott Cornelius May 2018

An Analysis Of Adult Educators’ Experiences With Professional Development Activities, Robbie Scott Cornelius

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This study was designed to explore Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), and English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers’ experiences with professional development. The study sought to determine whether adult learning principles were evident in the facilitation of professional development activities. The study instrument was administered online to members of the Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE), with a total of n=348 respondents to the survey. The survey consisted of demographic questions, questions related to professional development experiences, and an open response question. The majority of respondents were teachers/instructors (n=232, 66.7%), held a master’s degree (n=187, 54.4%), …