Adult education, continuous learning

This edited volume brings together an international perspective of 22 diverse learning theories applied to a range of informal science learning environments.

Part-time teachers have become an increasing part of the workforce in universities throughout the world.

The book provides a grounded, narrative exploration of contemporary qualitative PhD research in the fields of language education and applied linguistics.

Distance learning is now more prevalent in the developing world than ever before.

Re-thinking Careers Education and Guidance is the first book published in the United Kingdom to cover theory, policy and practice in all sectors of careers education and guidance provision.

Originally published in 1983.

Any teacher can be a master teacher.

This book brings together a collection of articles that were presented at the Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia (ODLAA) conference in February 2017.

Historisches Lernen als Rassismuskritik geht von der Prämisse aus, dass vergangene Wirklichkeiten ebenso wie unsere Gegenwart von der Ausgrenzungskategorie race geprägt wurden.

How can we keep students attentive, thoughtful, and inquisitive about learning in language arts?

In the past, and over the last decade in particular, the arts and arts spaces have become integral to the research, theory and practice of adult education.

This book is an arresting interdisciplinary publication on Christian education, comprising works by leading scholars, professionals and practitioners from around the globe.

The definitive resource for mid-career professionals in the academy, this book provides a step-by-step guide to re-imagining the mid-career stage, regardless of career goals, whether aiming for full professorship or an administrative path, drawing on higher education, organizational studies, and human resource fields.

Der Band bilanziert die bisherige wissenschaftliche Fachdiskussion zur Kompetenzorientierung in der politischen Bildung.

First published in 1924, Instinct, Intelligence and Character provides a lucid and forcible account of the currents of thought in educational psychology, from intelligence tests to psychoanalysis, from character training to the laws of learning.

Addressing the Professional Standards for Teachers and Trainers, this bestselling textbook helpfully balances theory and practice, introducing key theories and concepts relating to learning and assessment as well as providing practical advice on teaching.

Diversity drives better business results; however, despite decades of effort, women make up only 15% of engineers.

This book presents an entirely new perspective on professional learning and knowledge based on perspectives on the knowledge society and in particular an interpretation of Knorr Cetina's work on scientific 'Epistemic cultures'.

Drawing on a lifetime's experience and research in education, Frank Coffield brings together some of his previously published papers to assess the impact of a wide range of national educational policies and to examine the role of the state in public education.

Towards a System of Lifelong Education: Some Practical Considerations focuses on the need to create a sound system of lifelong education, taking into consideration the processes, conditions, and factors involved.

What effect has globalization had on our understanding of literacy?

Help students succeed now and in the future in any aspect of the hospitality field!

Adult education offers the potential to enhance the individual's sense of agency to direct and improve their future; this is especially important in times of significant societal unrest.

Der Status des Erwachsenen unterliegt ebenso wie andere Lebensphasen vielfältigen Zuschreibungen.

You've probably heard the advice "e;put on your own oxygen mask before assisting others.

This book provides a comprehensive, contextualized approach to curriculum creation, design, development, and evaluation for Intensive English Programs.

A Practical Guide to Career Learning and Development is an essential guide for all those involved in careers education, either with sole responsibility or as part of a team.

This text provides an overview of vocational rehabilitation (VR) practice, making it the perfect companion for students and practitioners with an interest in supporting people back to work and improving their sense of health and well-being.

Adopting a 'social practice' approach to literacy research based on ethnographic methods, this book provides a strong critique of dominant understandings of the role of literacy in the lives of adults in Australia.

Die Frage nach der aktuellen Verfassung der Demokratie ist ein zentrales Anliegen politischer Bildung.

How you can enrich your life by becoming a more skillful and engaged reader of literatureWe are what we read, according to Robert DiYanni.

Originally published in 1975, Strategies for Postsecondary Education looks at how postsecondary education absorbs an increasing proportion of education budgets in developed countries.

Written by two leading scholars in the field, this book is an essential guide to the theory and practice of coaching and mentoring.

How do educators and activists in today's struggles for change use historical materials from earlier periods of organizing for political education?

Containing over 5000 essential references to people, organisations, words and concepts in the field of adult education, this thorough and comprehensive volume represents the standard reference for anyone seeking information on the education of adults.

Presenting original studies and rich conceptual analyses, this volume explores how cognitive and affective metrics can be used to effectively assess, modify, and enhance learning and assessment outcomes of simulations and games used in education and training.

Christina Salland untersucht am Beispiel der Marburger Sommerakademie für Darstellende und Bildende Kunst, welche Potenziale und Herausforderungen diese Veranstaltungsform für die Initiierung und Begleitung kultureller Bildungsprozesse bereithält.

Examining the improvised relationships among lifelong learning, formal education, and creativity, this volume provides detailed case studies of the creative work of people from a wide variety of fields.

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.

In diesem Buch thematisieren die Beitragenden Gesellschaft als zentrale Referenz aktuellerCoaching-Entwicklungen und präsentieren Coaching-Praxisfelder als individuelleAntworten auf gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen.

Susanne Denise Kröckel wendet den wissenschaftlichen Horizont eines Studiums auf die institutionelle Ausbildungspraxis der Logopädie an.

Dyslexia: Surviving and Succeeding at College is a practical and easy-to-read guide for dyslexic and dyspraxic students.