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Adult Education and the Challenges of the 1990s by Walter Leirman 9781138366671
RRP: €26.17€23.01Originally published in 1987, this book focuses on the areas of labour and employment education, the environment and ecological education, peacemaking and peace education, intercultural relations and multicultural education, education in the developing... -
Educational Responses to Adult Unemployment by Barbara Senior 9781138366718
RRP: €26.17€23.01Originally published in 1987, at a time of high unemployment, this book provides a critical analysis of the role played by education in solving unemployment. It examines the practical, social and psychological effects of unemployment on adults and argues... -
Adult Education and Cultural Development by David Jones 9781138368361
RRP: €38.07€33.71Originally published in 1988, this book examines the concept of culture and the transmission of cultural values in relations to adult education. It emphasizes the importance of perceiving culture as a social construct which is part of a specific value... -
Materials for Learning: How to Teach Adults at a Distance by Janet Jenkins 9781032643717
€111.38Materials for Learning (1981) examines the ability of books and broadcasts to change lives. The combination of print, radio, television and group meetings – distance teaching – can transform education in developing countries. Effective distance teaching... -
Career Pathways in Adult Education: Perspectives and Opportunities by Catherine H. Monaghan 9781032195278
RRP: €46.40€40.72The book showcases the wide range of fields that adult educators work in, which makes AAACE the ideal series. The association is the only field-wide membership organization in the US. • The book provides information concerning career readiness and... -
Making Employee-Driven Innovation Achievable: Approaches and Practices for Workplace Learning by Justina Tan 9781032131801
RRP: €42.83€37.71- Translates research into teachable approaches to EDI for enterprises and workplace trainers. - Presents new perspectives on how the core aspects of EDI, namely idea generation, implementation, and evaluation, may play out, depending on the skill level... -
Perspectives on Teaching and Learning Leadership in Higher Education: Case Studies from UK and Australia by Josephine Lang 9781032418421
RRP: €59.49€51.77• Provides insights into what it takes to be a leader in teaching and learning. • Offers ideas and suggestions about various teaching and learning initiatives that you can adopt at your university. • Will help shape the understanding of cultural... -
Workplace Learning for Changing Social and Economic Circumstances by Helen Bound 9781032131597
RRP: €148.75€128.35At the heart of this book is the rapid pace of change, the need to invest in and create good jobs and support the learning that this entails. It brings together a range of socio-cultural perspectives to examine the hard issues in relation to... -
Learning Animals: Curriculum, Pedagogy and Becoming a Veterinarian by Nadine Dolby 9781032217819
RRP: €70.20€60.79We are surrounded by thousands of animals, alive and dead. They are an intimate and ever-present part of our human lives. As a society, we privilege veterinarians as experts on these animals: they are our educators and teachers in what they say, what... -
The Adult Music Student: Making Music throughout the Lifespan by Pamela Pike 9780367434601
RRP: €160.65€139.56In music, while coaching groups of adults in ensemble settings and teaching them in the independent studio is a longstanding tradition, most tertiary-level music courses do not address the specific issues associated with teaching adults. The Adult Music... -
The Educational Philosophy of Luis Emilio Recabarren: Pioneering Working-Class Education in Latin America by Maria Alicia Rueda 9780367675097
RRP: €46.40€40.72This text offers a unique philosophical and historical inquiry into the educational vision of Luis Emilio Recabarren, and his pivotal role in securing independent education for Chile's working classes in the early 20th century. Through close analysis of... -
Mapping the Field of Adult and Continuing Education, 4 Volume Set: An International Compendium by Alan B. Knox
RRP: €101.14€87.88The field of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) has long been influential beyond its already porous borders, and continues to be a source of important ideas, inspiration, and innovative practices for those in disciplines such as educational... -
Grassroots Approaches to Combatting Poverty Through Adult Education: Supplement to Adult Education and Development No. 34/1990 by Chris Duke
€84.48Originally published in 1990 this supplement to No. 34 (1990) of the journal Adult Education, discusses the relationship between adult education and development. All the studies included in it focus on the reduction of poverty.The majority of the... -
The Educational Philosophy of Luis Emilio Recabarren: Pioneering Working-Class Education in Latin America by María Alicia Rueda
RRP: €160.65€139.56This text offers a unique philosophical and historical inquiry into the educational vision of Luis Emilio Recabarren, and his pivotal role in securing independent education for Chile’s working classes in the early 20th century.Through close analysis of... -
The Cultural Identity and Education of University Students in Selected East-Central Countries: A Polish-Czech Comparative Study by Ewa Ogrodzka-Mazur
€52.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783847112549Author Ewa Ogrodzka-MazurFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint V&R UnipressPublisher V&R Unipress -
Beyond Transformative Learning in African-American Adult Education: Religion, Health, and Permeated Learning as a New Model of Adult Learning by Gerald D. Redwine
RRP: €46.40€40.72By exploring how the religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, and social surroundings of African-American sufferers of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) impacts their understanding of the condition, this book develops a new model of effective adult... -
Educational Responses to Adult Unemployment by Barbara Senior
€79.25Originally published in 1987, at a time of high unemployment, this book provides a critical analysis of the role played by education in solving unemployment. It examines the practical, social and psychological effects of unemployment on adults and argues... -
Adult Education and the Challenges of the 1990s by Walter Leirman
€79.73Originally published in 1987, this book focuses on the areas of labour and employment education, the environment and ecological education, peacemaking and peace education, intercultural relations and multicultural education, education in the developing... -
Education, Work and Leisure by Harold Entwistle
RRP: €58.30€50.77First published in 1970, this book considers the alleged distinction between 'education for life' and 'education for work' and exposes the fallacies on which this and other similar distinctions are based. It shows that ideas on this subject are... -
Values in Conflict: An Interdisciplinary Approach by Phyllis O'Callaghan
€103.29Relatively new and increasingly popular in higher education are interdisciplinary programs that address questions of values. Both these elements characterize Graduate Liberal Studies Programs offering a Master's degree in liberal arts. Because the... -
Adult Education and Cultural Development by David Jones
€133.29Originally published in 1988, this book examines the concept of culture and the transmission of cultural values in relations to adult education. It emphasizes the importance of perceiving culture as a social construct which is part of a specific value... -
Early Innovators in Adult Education by Huey B. Long
€117.33Originally published in 1991 this book analyses the input of those who made important contributions to the education of adults in the USA between 1607 and 1920. Examining the historical roots of adult education the book explores commonalities among... -
Combatting Poverty Through Adult Education: National Development Strategies by Chris Duke
€126.87Originally published in 1985 this book addresses important questions about the nature and meaning of development as these concern adult education in the developing world. It contributes to the development debate as well as discussiong what part adult... -
Adult Education: International Perspectives From China by Chris Duke
RRP: €38.07€33.71Originally published in 1987 and now with an updated preface, this book distils and reflects upon major issues confronting adult educators worldwide. Theories, practices and systems of adult education unify the contradictions between different traditions... -
New Perspectives on the Education of Adults in the United States by Huey B. Long
RRP: €26.17€23.01Originally published in 1987 this book addresses practical issues in the education of adults in the USA but also encompasses theoretical and abstract ideas. There are chapters on 20th century initiatives in American adult education as well as education... -
Families Creating Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Understanding the Contribution of Familial Entrepreneurship by Jennifer Percival
RRP: €44.02€38.71This volume provides an in-depth, qualitative exploration of familial entrepreneurship as an innovative employment model, being established by families in response to difficulties faced by individuals with developmental disabilities in entering the labor... -
Post-Education Society: Recognising Adults as Learners by Norman Evans
€117.33Originally published in 1985, this book argues that to make sense any attempt to improve the situation must take account of what we now know about adult growth and development, accepting as an operational imperative that it is as problematic and... -
Never Too Late: The Adult Student's Guide to College by Becky Klein-Collins
RRP: €17.84€11.76Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620973219Author Becky Klein-CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint The New PressPublisher The New Press -
The Myth of the University: Ideal and Reality in Higher Education by Paul Shore
€70.97The university, in its laudable effort to be a democratic institution, has lost its original sense of mission and become a credential factory rather than a place where learning for its own sake is valued. This book proposes a practical reform of higher... -
Educational Gerontology: International Perspectives by Frank Glendenning
RRP: €38.07€33.71Originally published in 1985, this book was the first book in the UK to provide an overview of educational gerontology and examine the needs for educational opportunities for older adults. The book draws on developments and experience from the UK,... -
Self-direction in Adult Learning: Perspectives on Theory, Research and Practice by Ralph G. Brockett
RRP: €38.07€33.71Originally published in 1991, this book provides the reader with a comprehensive synthesis of developments, issues and practices related to a self-direction in learning. it presents strategies for facilitating self-directed learning as an instructional... -
Adult Education in India: Some Reflections by Singh Mubarak
€28.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788173916243Author Singh MubarakFormat HardbackPage Count 134Imprint Kanishka Publishing HousePublisher Kanishka Publishing House -
A Transdisciplinary Approach to International Teaching Assistants: Perspectives from Applied Linguistics by Stephen Daniel Looney
RRP: €118.94€104.71North American universities depend on international teaching assistants (ITAs) as a substantial part of the teaching labor force, which has led to the idea of an 'ITA problem', a deficiency model which is framed as a divergence between ITAs' linguistic... -
Theory and Practice in the Study of Adult Education: The Epistemological Debate by Barry P Bright
€133.29Originally published in 1989, this book presents a variety of perspectives on the definition of knowledge and of adult education, by leading authors and practitioners in the study of adult education in the UK and USA. This collection of different and... -
Adult Education: As Social Policy by Colin Griffin
€126.87First published in 1987, Adult Education: As Social Policy intends to provide an introduction to the social policy analysis of adult education, contributing to the larger literature around lifelong or continuing education. The roots of policy in... -
Lifelong Education and International Relations by Ettore Gelpi
RRP: €26.17€23.01Originally published in 1985, this book argues that lifelong education has a vital part to play in fostering international political understanding. It also demonstrates how educational planners can use the concept of lifelong education to deal with some... -
What is Teaching in the Lifelong Learning Sector? by Ann Gravells
RRP: €116.62€94.81This is a handbook for anyone considering a career in teaching in the lifelong learning sector. It offers an essential introduction to what it is like to teach in the sector. It considers the diversity of contexts, settings and students, covering all you... -
Gendered Choices: Learning, Work, Identities in Lifelong Learning by Sue Jackson
RRP: €107.09€42.38This important book breaks new ground in addressing issues of gendered learning in different contexts across the (adult) life span at the start of the 21st century. Adult learning sits within a shifting landscape of educational policy, profoundly... -
Older GLBT Family and Community Life by Christine A. Fruhauf
RRP: €49.97€43.73It is a well known fact that our population of persons aged 65 and over are growing at a faster rate than any other demographic. Older adults are now living longer more complex lives than previous generations. Recent census data confirms the emergence of... -
Your College Experience: Strategies for Success by Betsy Barefoot
RRP: €76.15€76.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781319200725Author Betsy BarefootFormat PaperbackImprint Bedford/Saint Martin'sPublisher Macmillan Learning