Managing Volunteer Programs: Educational Strategies for Adult Learners
Vol. 2006 No. 13, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2006 No. 13

Managing Volunteer Programs: Educational Strategies for Adult Learners: FCS9241/FY821, 5/2006

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy821-2006
Published 2006-08-03
Marilyn K. Lesmeister
Shannon Washburn
David Jones
University of Florida
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Lesmeister, Marilyn K., Shannon Washburn, and David Jones. 2006. “Managing Volunteer Programs: Educational Strategies for Adult Learners: FCS9241 FY821, 5 2006”. EDIS 2006 (13). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy821-2006.
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Abstract

FCS-9241, a 5-page fact sheet by Marilyn K. Lesmeister, Shannon Washburn, and David Jones, describes the characteristics of adult learners and barriers to adult learning, and describes three strategies to engage adult learners with subject matter and one another: Think/Pair/Share, round robin discussion, and role-play. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, May 2006.

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fy821-2006
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