Adult Continuing Education category: 1694 books
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Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2013
As the areas of community education and professional development continue to expand, the technologies that are utilized in these programs are also progressively advancing. However, it can sometimes be difficult to pin-point the best system in such a vast, ever-changing world of technology. Technology...
by Dave Vizard
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
'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 who offer advice and support'- Rob Long, Behaviour...
From Teaching to Mentoring
Principles and Practice, Dialogue and Life in Adult Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2005
What is mentoring? What makes a teacher a mentor?
From Teaching to Mentoring is an argument for the power, practicality and the basic good of a simple educational idea. The authors advocate a sound, comprehensive and lifelong education, shifting the emphasis of the learning process to the needs of...
Back to School
Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
“Shines a light on institutions that are teaching students, young and old, how to rebuild our economy and put America back to work” (President Bill Clinton).
It’s a statistic that’s sure to surprise: Close to forty-five percent of postsecondary students in the United States today did...
Improving Learning, Skills and Inclusion
The Impact of Policy on Post-Compulsory Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2008
How can opportunities for teaching and learning be improved to ensure that many more people participate, gain qualifications and obtain decent jobs? Will government policies enable us to achieve these goals? What new ideas do we need to ensure a more inclusive, equitable and efficient learning system?...
Learning Activism
The Intellectual Life of Contemporary Social Movements
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
What do activists know? Learning Activism is designed to encourage a deeper engagement with the intellectual life of activists who organize for social, political, and ecological justice. Combining experiential knowledge from his own activism and a variety of social movements, Choudry suggests that...
Numeracy as Social Practice
Global and Local Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
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 and Local Perspectives is the first book to fully...
by Stephen Williams
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Discover the erotic tips to spice up your relationship with your partner!
Have a satisfying sex life that you can be proud of!
Ever feel the need of having a relationship worry-free?
“Quite a good push upwards this book for me! Thank you!” – Gary S.
Adult relationships...
by Susan Wise Bauer
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
The enduring and engaging guide to educating yourself in the classical tradition.
Have you lost the art of reading for pleasure? Are there books you know you should read but haven’t because they seem too daunting? In The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer provides a welcome and encouraging...
by Aloma Mendoza
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Making a decision to attend any post-secondary institution, after you have been away from high school for a few years, is a very important step at this stage in your adult lives. To make such a major decision you would have had to think seriously about the pros and the cons of being mature college...
Mentor
Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners (with New Foreword, Introduction, and Afterword)
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2012
With a new introduction and afterword, this revised second edition is a practical, engaging exploration of mentoring and its power to transform learning. Filled with inspiring vignettes, Mentor shows how anyone who teaches can become a successful mentor to students. Topics covered include adult learning...
Relentless Journeys
Literacy Stories Shared by Three Women in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Relentless Journeys is a collection of literacy stories shared by three women in Canada who are adult literacy learners. They have joined together to help bring awareness about literacy issues that 42% of Canadians face every day. Carey Rigby-Wilcox Carey’s struggles with literacy issues did not stop...
Rethinking Widening Participation in Higher Education
The Role of Social Networks
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2011
Extending the chance for people from diverse backgrounds to participate in Higher Education (HE) is a priority in the UK and many countries internationally. Previous work on widening participation in HE however has focussed on why people choose to go to university but this vital new research has focussed...
Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector
The New Award
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
This highly popular and accessible guide to the PTLLS Award is a comprehensive introduction to teaching in a variety of settings within the lifelong learning sector. This includes further education, adult and community learning, work-based learning, the forces and offender learning and skills. It...