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Unite For Success: Creating Business And Community College Partnerships For Economic Development, Linda Serra Hagedorn
Unite For Success: Creating Business And Community College Partnerships For Economic Development, Linda Serra Hagedorn
Linda Serra Hagedorn
While community colleges have historically been a source of training for many people, the latest trend is a drift from their vocational focus to one of a more scholarly focus: transfer to four-year institutions. At the same time, business and industry are demanding more highly-trained workers as many employment opportunities remain open due to a lack of appropriately trained individuals. This white paper posits a confluence of the missions and needs of community colleges and local businesses and describes scenarios where long-term united efforts will assist local residents to engage the jobs and opportunities in Los Angeles and to strengthen …
Air Carrier Check Airman Training: An Adult Education Model, John A. Henschke Edd
Air Carrier Check Airman Training: An Adult Education Model, John A. Henschke Edd
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Air carrier check airman selection and training is generally based on technical expertise. Teaching and learning styles are not currently part of the curriculum in theses training programs and thus may contribute to the significant dropouts and training problems. A model consisting of five building blocks that make up a systematic training program is introduced that may aid the non-experienced teacher of adults. Many air carrier check airmen have several years teaching experience, however for the purpose of this paper non-experienced with refer to those individuals who have not received formal training in teaching and learning styles of adults. A …
Andragogy: The Foundation For Its Theory, Research And Practice Linkage, John A. Henschke Edd
Andragogy: The Foundation For Its Theory, Research And Practice Linkage, John A. Henschke Edd
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Although andragogy became popularized in the 1970's and 1980's in the USA through the work of Malcolm Knowles, its original introduction into the USA was in 1926 by E.C. Lindeman, and again in 1927 by E. C. Lindeman and M. L. Anderson. However, the oldest known published document using the concept was authored by a German -- Alexander Kapp, in 1833. Much of the published literature in recent times has focused on the popularized use of the term, reflecting either a wholesale support of Knowles' version of andragogy, or a "debunking" for the reason of what some call Knowles' unscientific …