Adult education, continuous learning

Student engagement with digital learning resources and online social networking are strong forces in education today.

Foundations of Lifelong Education deals with the interdisciplinary foundations of lifelong education and examines a number of basic issues concerning lifelong education, such as why education should be treated as a lifelong process, or how the functions of lifelong education are related to historical and contemporary developments in society.

Originally published in 1980 this book examines why adult education historically failed to attract working class students and whether experiences in Northern Ireland, the USA and Italy have any lessons to teach.

The inspiration for this timely book is the pressing need for fresh ideas and innovations in U.

Defines learning and shows how the learning process is studied.

This volume of the "e;International Perspectives on Education and Society"e; series comparatively examines various two-year and community college institutions worldwide.

How can teachers connect with and motivate students to embrace learning?

This book examines evolving trends in pre-employment and continuing education, focusing on how formal learning affects learners' skills, career motivation, and work readiness.

This book explores the phenomenon of researchers at risk: that is, the experiences of scholars whose research topics require them to engage with diverse kind of dangers, uncertainties or vulnerabilities.

Based on an extended period of ethnographic research and observation of migrant workers' educational programmes, this book presents a theoretical exploration of social and educational issues in an industrialised area in south China.

The definitive guide to Homeland Security-updated with critical changes in the department's mission, tactics, and strategies Critical reading for government officials, diplomats, and other government officials, as well as executives and managers of businesses affected by Homeland Security activitiesProvides the most comprehensive coverage available on anti-terrorism intelligence, maritime security, and border securityUpdates include recent changes in the structure of the Homeland Security department, its new role in natural-disaster response, and new strategies and analytical tools

This anthology provides fresh theorization of gendered dimensions of learning, war, and violence, with a view to offering new insights on the impact of violence on women's learning and well being.

How do adults really learn?

The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field.

The first two decades of the 21st century have contributed a growing body of research, theorisation and empirical studies on learning and work.

This book takes readers on a journey into the experiences, struggles and triumphs of early career researchers in the humanities.

This must-read book considers the ways in which creativity can inspire new ideas, invigorate teaching in the adult learning space, and motivate professionals and learners alike.

What happens when teachers are removed from the equation, when we learn by ourselves or with peers?

Finalist: PROSE Awards 2025 - Education Theory and PracticeWritten by activists and scholars based in Australia, Kenya, Pakistan, New Zealand, South Africa, Uganda and the USA, The Bloomsbury Handbook of Prison Education offers the first global state-of-the-field overview of research into educational practices and programs in prisons.

Mitarbeitende und Verantwortliche in Institutionen der Erwachsenenbildung finden in diesem Band theoretisch fundiertes Erfahrungswissen sowie didaktische und methodische Empfehlungen für die Konzeption, Planung und Durchführung von Bildungs- und Begleitangeboten für Menschen mit Fluchthintergrund.

What is the role of narrative in how people learn throughout their lives?

Exploring the unique challenges of vocational education, this book provides simple and straightforward advice on how to teach English Language Learners in today's Career and Technical Education programs.

This CHOICE award winning author has teamed up with a Chair of the Department of Research at Concordia University Chicago to write a comprehensive book on finishing and defending a dissertation.

Extending the chance for people from diverse backgrounds to participate in Higher Education (HE) is a priority in the UK and many countries internationally.

This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the literature on home literacy environment and its association with literacy skills in different languages and contexts.

This book presents a radical reconceptualization of subject-focused and research-led teacher professional development.

This book concerns the pursuit of wisdom in education, and the argument that wisdom - personified here as Sophia - is tragically marginalised or absent in current Western epistemological discourses.

This book supports the Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training for anyone training to teach in the further education and skills sector.

Written in a clear and accessible style, this book presents a wealth of practical information to guide the next generation of educational and developmental psychologists in Australia and New Zealand in pursuing a career in the field.

Reflective practice has moved from the margins to the mainstream of professional education.

Competence orientation has become a defining element of vocational education in German-speaking countries.

Throughout the globe, STEM careers exist.

Are you a college or university graduate?

This book investigates the sustainable education policy development in China in the aspects of challenges and strategies.

De plus en plus de jeunes choisissent de quitter l’école secondaire pour les centres d’éducation des adultes (CÉA) dans l’intention d’obtenir un premier diplôme de niveau secondaire ou les préalables nécessaires à l’entrée dans un programme de formation professionnelle.

Der Leitfaden geht auf die Ursachen und Auswirkungen von funktionalem Analphabetismus ein.

Was bedeutet Gender-Kompetenz in der Erwachsenenbildung genau?

What all new and developing teachers need: the real basics of effective classroom management distilled in an easy-to-read guide they can quickly scan for time-saving tips or read in-depth to improve long-term performance.

Das Buch versteht sich als Beitrag zur mentalisierungsbasierten Pädagogik, die als noch recht junges pädagogisches Konzept der Prämisse folgt, dass durch eine mentalisierende Haltung von Fachkräften ein reflexiver Bezugsrahmen etabliert wird, der zu professionellem Handeln in der pädagogischen Arbeit mit belasteten Kindern und Jugendlichen beiträgt.

Wer sich neben dem Beruf an einer Hochschule weiterbilden möchte, ist mit anderen Herausforderungen bei der Studienorganisation und Lerngestaltung konfrontiert, als Vollzeitstudierende.

This book traces the rise and decline of what Theodore Roosevelt once called the "e;most American thing in America.

Becoming a nurse is a life-changing process and making the decision to study nursing at university is the first step.

If the body of knowledge of a profession is a living landscape of practice, then our personal experience of learning can be thought of as a journey through this landscape.