Adult Continuing Education category: 1694 books
Organization and Administration of Adult Education Programs
A Guide for Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Administrators of adult education programs work in dynamic and everchanging environments. They are continually challenged with a myriad of issues related to program budgeting, marketing, strategic planning, funding, human resources, and other topics. With decades of real world experience in the field,...
The meanings of Inclusion in cross-cultural contexts
Exploring the experiences of adult learners and teachers in two FE colleges in the London Area
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2012
Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2010 in the subject Pedagogy - Adult Education, University of London (Goldsmiths College), course: Education, language: English, abstract: The focus of the research in this thesis concerns the meanings of inclusion. The thesis explores the meanings of inclusion...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2015
Strong leadership is the cornerstone of advancement. Nowhere is this more important than the field of education, where students undergo training to effectively overcome obstacles and challenges, whether in the classroom or in the workforce. Cases on Leadership in Adult Education highlights real-world...
Joint Modules and Internationalisation in Higher Education
Reflections on the Joint Module «Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning»
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
This volume places the development of the Joint Module «Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning» (COMPALL) in the context of international development in higher education and adult education. Based on this framework, the authors discuss the development of the joint module in...
CoInstruction and Adult Learners
An Action Research Study
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2014 in the subject Pedagogy - Adult Education, grade: A, , course: MED, Instructional Design Capstone Written Project, language: English, abstract: This is an action-research study on the affectivity level of a co-instructional approach in relation to adult learners. Co-instruction...
Shaping the Futures of (Vocational) Education and Work
Commitment of VET and VET Research
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
Education and work are moving towards an open, but uncertain future. Research on vocational and continuing education constantly needs to reassure the conditions of educational systems, current concepts of VET and work, educational policies, and its own assumptions in ascertaining theory of VET. In...
Cultures of Program Planning in Adult Education
Concepts, Research Results and Archives
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
This book is a unique approach in relating mutually international and comparative research from scholars on program planning for adults. Program planning is about needs, finding topics, making offers and bundling different contents. It makes organizations of adult education visible and contributes...
by Malcolm Tight
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
As adults, we are all continually involved in learning, with increasing numbers of us engaged in more formalized forms of learning; that is, in education or training. All those involved in the broad field of adult education and training will come into contact with many specialist ideas or concepts....
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Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
THE JOSSEY-BASS READER ON Contemporary Issues in Adult Education
With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education...
Changing Configurations in Adult Education in Transitional Times
International Perspectives in Different Countries
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2014
Change and transition are prominent buzzwords in the discourse upon adult education. International conferences like the European ESREA triennial research conference 2013 in Berlin focused on these terms. But is to deal with change and transitions really something new for adult education? What is new?...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
The time is right for this comprehensive, state-of-the-art Handbook that analyzes, integrates, and summarizes theoretical advances and research findings on adult development and learning - a rapidly growing field reflecting demographic shifts toward an aging population in Western societies. Featuring...
by Tara Furlong, Keiko Yasukawa
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
“An inspirational collection of stories that have the potential to empower many learners and their communities.”
Dr Vicky Duckworth, Faculty of Education, Edge Hill University
Learner stories were collected from across Australia and the United Kingdom, and include voices spanning much of...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2012
This comprehensive introduction to the study and practice of health and adult education provides the missing link for those seeking to better integrate their efforts in these two areas. Bringing together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, the book speaks clearly...
How Non-Permanent Workers Learn and Develop
Challenges and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
How Non-Permanent Workers Learn and Develop is an empirically based exploration of the challenges and opportunities non-permanent workers face in accessing quality work, learning, developing occupational identities and striving for sustainable working lives. Based on a study of 100 non-permanent workers...