Analyzes a community from the standpoint of immigrant mothers in South Central Los Angeles who were concerned about the education of their children and the violence in their communities.
This unique book describes literacy programs that take place in contemporary workplaces and explores their consequences for the employees (especially the managers), the organizations, and society as a whole.
Carmen Barth hinterfragt die Möglichkeiten zur Kompetenzentwicklung durch das reflektierende Gespräch und fokussiert dabei auf das jährlich stattfindende Kompetenzentwicklungsgespräch.
Review of Adult Learning and Literacy: Connecting Research, Policy, and Practice, Volume 7, is the newest volume in a series of annual publications of the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL) that address major issues, the latest research, and the best practices in the field of adult literacy and learning.
This accessible, practical handbook provides essential guidance to SENCOs in sixth forms and colleges of further education on how to manage the support of students with additional needs, and how to work with their colleagues, students' families and external professionals to co-ordinate effective provision.
First published in 1988, International Organizations in Education is a collection of essays written to explore the various roles of international organizations in the field of adult education.
First published in 1990, the Handbook of Educational Ideas and Practices was written for practitioners and students in the field of education and its related services and was designed to appeal to educationists no matter what their nationality.
This book explores 'why some people experience post-traumatic growth leading to greater wisdom and others do not' and suggests that a critical variable is how one copes with that trauma: individuals who actively reflect on their experiences of trauma should develop higher levels of self-transcendent wisdom.
Zweifelsfrei benötigen Organisationen vor allem in ‚turbulenten Zeiten‘ eine besonders überzeugende Lösung, wie einzelne Mitarbeiter ihr Potential entfalten können.
Das COMET-Verfahren hat sich innerhalb weniger Jahre national und international als Standard für die Kompetenzdiagnostik in der beruflichen Bildung etabliert.
This volume guides workplace trainers in teaching the significance of Employee-Driven Innovation (EDI) and recognising that each and every employee is capable of being the driver of innovation.
Solidly grounded in theory and research, but concise and practice-oriented, Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice is perfect for master s-level students and practitioners alike.
This book explores the development of practical wisdom, or phronesis, within the stories of four mature students studying for degrees in art and design.
A variety of institutions and activities including the training of teachers, research and development, and educational television services are discussed in this volume.
In this timely and innovative book scholars from Europe, the UK, North America and Australia, explore their own sense of identity, reflecting both on their research and scholarly interests, and their work experiences.
The authors provide a variety of perspectives on the conceptualisation of adult learning, drawing on sociology, psychology, adult education and applied research into how adults experience learning.
DieserSammelband geht der Verbreitung von Coaching im Sinne einer zunehmendenDifferenzierung von Coaching in den unterschiedlichsten Handlungsfeldern(Politik, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft, Arbeitsintegration, Schule etc.
Doctoral Student Skills offers a comprehensive overview of the key skills doctoral students need to succeed in their studies and prepare for academic and non-academic jobs.
If you have ever found yourself frustrated by the lack of printed materials for ideas to be used in conducting classes or activities with older adults, look no more!
Adult literacy teachers are constantly searching for effective, engaging and distinctly 'adult' ways to develop adult emergent reading and, for at least the past two hundred years, adults have formed themselves into reading circles to read and discuss novels on a weekly or monthly basis.
Youth Work Process and Practice provides an overview of the central concerns in youth work today, exploring what youth work actually consists in and developing an authentic theoretical framework for practice.
This professional book offers practical materials that provide fellow academics with tools to structure and scaffold learning experiences that reflect the practice context in which social work and human services are offered.
This volume is the continuation of a two-part series that focuses on salient topics and issues affecting Black males as they engage in adult education and learning.
Alternative and flexible education settings may come in different forms, but they generally have in common a focus on young people who have been disengaged from conventional schooling.
This book offers deep insights into the agencies of teaching-pedagogies, professional identities, and knowledge-in the English further education (FE) sector.
Informal Learning and Literacy among Maasai Women highlights the importance and role of informal education in the emancipation and development of Maasai village women in Kenya.
Nonformal Education and Civil Society in Japan critically examines an aspect of education that has received little attention to date: intentional teaching and learning activities that occur outside formal schooling.
Eine kompetenzorientierte Ausbildung zielt auf die Entwicklung beruflicher Handlungsfähigkeit und orientiert sich an den Qualifikationsanforderungen des Arbeitsmarktes.
This book is an arresting interdisciplinary publication on Christian education, comprising works by leading scholars, professionals and practitioners from around the globe.
This essential text introduces criminal justice students to the topics of stress and wellness in personal and professional pursuits and provides them with the tools they will need to identify the signs of stress in their own lives and the lives of others.
