Adult & Continuing Education

While notions of what constitutes critical thinking vary, educators, politicians, and employers all agree that critical thinking skills are necessary for well-educated citizens and a key capacity for successful employees. In Teaching for Critical...

You can take control of your well-being and mental health. Student life can be overwhelming, with so many issues to deal with including living away from home, workload, deadlines and exams, family pressures and challenging relationships. It is not...

The fourth edition of Psychology and Adult Learning has been thoroughly updated to encompass shifts in the concerns of adult educators as they respond to changing global social and economic issues. It examines the role of psychology in informing adult...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997918632Author Doug SchoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Schoon ScientificPublisher Schoon ScientificWeight(grams) 322gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Just Teach! in FE is a straightforward, helpful, engaging and reliable read for all beginning teachers. It focuses on the needs of the teacher and the learner and outlines this people-centered approach. This focus on the principles of good teaching, and...

Success in the twenty-first century demands knowledge power - for individuals, organisations, cities, regions and countries. This book offers a map showing the structure of the knowledge space in a contemporary context. The routes beyond traditional...

A lively, step-by-step approach to training the trainers of adults. Using numerous examples from a variety of settings, author Jane Vella compels instructors to critically examine their old teaching model and discover a new experience in education.About...

Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict is the essential guide to one of the world's most distressing confrontations. Putting the present situation into its broader context and examining all perspectives, it unravels the origins and development of...

A New Role for Museum Educators shows how learning happens in communities, how volunteers and professionals approach their work, the underlying principles and philosophies that guide the work of museum education, and how these practices are always...

This is a practical guide to reflective practice for teachers and trainee teachers in the FE and skills sector. Reflective practice is a key element of teaching and this comprehensive and accessible guide introduces and explains this area of practice for...

Business schools are institutions which, a decade after the financial crash, continue to act as loudspeakers for neoliberal capitalism with all its injustices and planetary consequences. In this lively and incendiary call to action, Martin Parker offers...

Hundreds of words to learn and remember Collins Work on your Vocabulary - Upper Intermediate (B2) is a new practice book that covers the key vocabulary needed by learners of English at Upper Intermediate level (CEF level B2). This...

'Dave Vizard presents a wealth of sound techniques to promote positive behaviour as well as how to respond to learners who are both troubled and troublesome in a college setting...a must for those who daily face challenging behaviours as well as those...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909682139Author Jackie ScrutonFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Critical Publishing LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 220g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788793791343Author Lene Rachel AndersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Nordic BildungPublisher Nordic BildungWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

This book will help all academic staff in higher education (HE) develop more informed teaching and better support students as they transition to university. It explores the organisations who advise students pre-university and uncovers the myths and...

The ultimate toolkit for lecturers and practitioners in higher education aimed at developing creative pedagogy that will inspire and empower students. It demonstrates how creative teaching and learning methods can engage students and encourage them...

Hundreds of words to learn and remember Collins Work on your Vocabulary - Intermediate (B1) is a new practice book that covers the key vocabulary needed by learners of English at Intermediate level (CEF level B1). This book is an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914171178Author Daniel ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Critical Publishing LtdPublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 500g

'This book tackles some of the most important educational questions of the day... It is rare to find a book on education which is theoretically sophisticated and practically relevant: this book is.' From the Foreword by Hugh LauderWhat is it in the...

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language...

This new edition of a popular guide to improving your mental agility will help you improve your performance at work and sharpen your thinking skills in all areas.Based on the latest scientific findings and including up-to-date coverage of how meditative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997918625Author Doug SchoonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Schoon ScientificPublisher Schoon ScientificWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 226mm *...

The book will enable readers to understand the purposes of the different budgets andforecasts and it will explain in detail how they are prepared and used. In many casesbudgeting is an important (and often unpopular) part of their job and the book will...

Explore the latest edition of an authoritative resource on professional and educational mentoring In the newly revised Third Edition of The Mentor's Guide: Facilitating Effective Learning Relationships, veteran mentoring experts Lois J. Zachary and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781519453280Author Vali NasserFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpace

Highlander serves as a catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement building in Appalachia and the South. We work with people fighting for justice, equality and sustainability, supporting their efforts to take collective action to shape their own...

College cooking can be a challenge: your dorm kitchen is small, your budget is smaller, and your RA is going to be super mad if you set off the smoke alarm (again). Fortunately, Recipes Every College Student Should Know is here to help. Discover quick...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915501493Author Laura MarianiFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint ThePeopleAlchemist PressPublisher ThePeopleAlchemist PressWeight(grams)...

Managing projects just got easierThis book will help you come to grips with the basics of project management in a week. By the end of the week you will know your way through the process more clearly. For a start, you will have to consult your end users...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737426851Author Chantal M RobertsFormat HardbackPage Count 238Imprint Tilting at Windmills PressPublisher Tilting at Windmills PressWeight(grams)...

By the simple expedient of asking questions and conducting experiments to answer them, science has transformed our understanding of the world. It has made us who we are, and revealed a universe that is older, bigger and stranger than we could ever have...

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. Within Learning in Landscapes of Practice, this metaphor is further developed in...

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...

Real English for life beyond the classroom Reading in English at advanced levels involves more than just words and grammar - it requires an interpretation of tone, context, aims and more. But sometimes the English you can learn from your...

Foucault - The Key Ideas is a concise introduction to the life, works and ideas of this ground-breaking modern philosopher. This book will not only guide you through the events of Foucault's life and help you to understand his most complex ideas with...

In this updated version of her landmark book Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach, celebrated adult educator Jane Vella revisits her twelve principles of dialogue education with a new theoretical perspective gleaned from the discipline of quantum...

How to be a Brilliant FE Teacher is a straightforward, friendly guide to being an effective and innovative teacher in post-compulsory education. Focussing on practical advice drawn from the author's extensive and successful personal experience of both...

Become an effective adult educator by approaching teaching systematically As the author describes at the beginning of Creating Courses for Adults, "The big idea of this book is that education for adults has to be designed." Whether in basic skills...

Artists have always had a role in imagining a more socially just, inclusive world - many have devoted their lives to realizing this possibility. In a culture ever more embedded in performance and the visual, an examination of the role of the arts in...