Adult Continuing Education category: 1694 books
Reconceptualising Feedback in Higher Education
Developing dialogue with students
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2013
Feedback is a crucial element of teaching, learning and assessment. There is, however, substantial evidence that staff and students are dissatisfied with it, and there is growing impetus for change.
Student Surveys have indicated that feedback is one of the most problematic aspects of the student...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
This Brief provides perspectives on bringing together elements of learning and community approaches for promoting overall wellbeing. Drawing on experiences of authors from across Asia, Europe, and North America, cases are presented to illustrate both policy and application of adult learning, child...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
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This book explores ways in which pedagogical research, theory, models and frameworks can be used pragmatically to enhance teaching practice in higher education. It provides practical strategies, ideas, techniques and approaches drawn from literature...
Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education
From Theory to Practice- Selected papers from the 2013 ICLHE Conference
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Higher education has seen dramatic changes in the past quarter of a century, notably in the language used for instruction. Universities worldwide are increasingly switching to English enabling them to attract a wide student population. This book presents a new collection of original papers showing...
The Critical Graduate Experience
An Ethics of Higher Education Responsibilities
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
The Critical Graduate Experience is a collection of scholarly reflections on the possibilities of a new vision for critical studies. It is a remarkable book that provides daring analyses from the vantage of the graduate student experience. Drawing from individual knowledge and research, the authors...
The Education Doctorate (Ed.D.)
Issues of Access, Diversity, Social Justice, and Community Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2015
This first-of-its-kind text explores the Ed.D. program as a crucible for equitable higher education and community leadership. It was inspired in part by the Carnegie Project on the Educational Doctorate (CPED) and, more broadly, by widespread international interest in the power of the Ed.D. as a force...
Higher Education and Second Language Learning
Promoting Self-Directed Learning in New Technological and Educational Contexts
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
This volume explores the challenges involved in facilitating student learning of second languages at university level. Easy access to information and communication technologies inside and outside the classroom, alongside an increasing tendency for students to play an active role in shaping their own...
Transforming Education
Global Perspectives, Experiences and Implications
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2014
This research-based volume presents a substantive, panoramic view of ways in which Australia and countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America engage in educational programs and practices to transform the learning processes and outcomes of their students. It reveals and analyzes national...
Leading Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
The key guide to designing and delivering courses
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Leading Learning and Teaching in Higher Education brings together contemporary ideas on leadership, engagement and student learning into a practical solutions-based resource designed for those undertaking the challenge of leading a university-level teaching module, programme or suite of programmes,...
Professional Education Using E-Simulations
Benefits of Blended Learning Design
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
The use of digital, Web-based simulations for education and training in the workplace is a significant, emerging innovation requiring immediate attention. A convergence of new educational needs, theories of learning, and role-based simulation technologies points to educators’ readiness for e-simulations....
History Education as Content, Methods or Orientation?
A Study of Curriculum Prescriptions, Teacher-made Tasks and Student Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2016
Historical content, historical methods and historical orientation are three aspects that may be taught in history education. This study examines the emphases which are included in formal curricula texts and those which are included in teacher-made tasks. The results show that the curricula of history...
Why the Humanities Matter Today
In Defense of Liberal Education
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2017
The humanities in American higher education is in a state of crisis with declining student enrollment, fewer faculty positions, and diminishing public prestige. Instead of recycling old arguments that have lost their appeal, the humanities must discover and articulate new rationales for their value...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2018
As educational standards continue to transform, it has become essential for educators to receive the support and training necessary to effectively instruct their students and meet societal expectations. To do this, fostering education programs that include innovative practices and initiatives is imperative....
Drama and CLIL
A new challenge for the teaching approaches in bilingual education
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) has transformed the educational scene and brought about a revolution of teaching methods and principles in the bilingual education environment. The major challenge in the implementation of a teacher education curriculum in CLIL is the integration of...