Adult & Continuing Education

More than a personal account of a career in education, but an argument for an idea, Extramural is an argument for the lifelong pursuit of knowledge and the invaluable part Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education has played in helping people pursue...

'Destiny Learning', a path of adult education conceived and developed by Coenraad van Houten (based on the work of Rudolf Steiner), is here expanded to show a threefold way of working with karma: understanding, transforming and ordering. This threefold...

Learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom, embedded in local practices, traditions and interactions. But whereas the importance of social practice is increasingly recognised in literacy education, Numeracy as Social Practice: Global...

The classic interdisciplinary reference on adult education, updated for today's learning environment Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn provides adult educators with the information and strategies they need to guide non-traditional students toward...

This is a core text for anyone training to be (or working as) an assessor in the further education and skills sector. Whether you are a new or an experienced assessor, this book will guide you through the relevant principles and practices to enable you...

The Award in Education and Training is the threshold qualification for anyone wanting to teach in a wide range of contexts including the further education and skills sector, workplace learning, offender learning and adult and community settings. This...

This extremely topical and updated second edition of Assessment of Prior Learning: A Practitioners Guide focuses on the methods of correctly documenting and comprehensively assessing evidence of prior learning at institutions, outside formal education or...

On Teaching and Learning takes the ideas explored in renowned educator Jane Vella's best-selling book Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach to the next level and explores how dialogue education has been applied in educational settings around the world...

Demonstrating what it is like to be an adult learner in today's world, this book focuses on language, literacy and numeracy learning. The authors explore the complex relationship between learning and adults' lives, following a wide range of individual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781872767987Author Maggie FeeleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Tufnell PressPublisher Tufnell PressWeight(grams) 288g

Here is a student guide to writing an effective doctoral dissertation or a master's thesis. This book disaggregates the elements of the dissertation and provides the student with a description, definition, and example of each dissertation element. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780987626707Author Sarah CordinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Sarah CordinerPublisher Sarah CordinerWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm...

`This book confirms David Harris' status as a leading theorist in contemporary culture and leisure in the UK. He offers a distinctive, coherent and authoritative guide to the major concepts and debates that should engage leisure scholars and scholarship'...

Approaches to Work-Based Learning in Higher Education provides a comprehensive introduction to the delivery of university-level work-based learning (WBL) for educators and policymakers. The contributing authors draw from their wealth of experience of...

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. Written by a diverse group of international collaborators, this book...

This book considers the ways in which creativity can inspire new ideas, invigorate teaching in the adult learning space, and motivate professionals and learners alike. Written by a group of international collaborators, it empowers readers to embrace...

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Erwachsene lernen nicht nur in intendiert-pädagogischen Settings, sondern auch durch die Bearbeitung lebensweltlicher Herausforderungen. Aus der Perspektive einer reflexiven Übergangsforschung, die sich für die Herstellung und Gestaltung von Übergängen...

English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families highlights best practices for English literacy instruction when working with refugees in the United States. Given the global refugee crisis around the world, the topic of teaching language to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915958099Author Mayar AkashFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint MAPublisherPublisher MAPublisher

This book explores the formation and development of the cross-national patterns of adult learning systems between 1989 and 2019 in four Central European countries: the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. Drawing on the approach of the political...

English Literacy Educators Working with Refugee Families highlights best practices for English literacy instruction when working with refugees in the United States. Given the global refugee crisis around the world, the topic of teaching language to...

This book examines the role of affective variables in the process of learning a minority language. It presents a comprehensive account of how adult learners’ attitude, motivation and identity are related to their awareness of, and commitment to,...

Completing a thesis is a crucial final stage in many Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes across Europe and beyond. However, the process of thesis writing, how it is experienced by the writers, and how those experiences impact on writing remain...

Transitioning from student to professional can be a challenging journey, but it doesn't have to be a daunting mystery. In "A Career Worth Engineering: Don't Just Graduate-Navigate the Transition from Student to Profession," the authors draw from their...

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. It may lead to social change and even social justice. This book...

Transitioning from student to professional can be a challenging journey, but it doesn't have to be a daunting mystery. In "A Career Worth Engineering: Don't Just Graduate-Navigate the Transition from Student to Profession," the authors draw from their...