Adult Continuing Education category: 1694 books
Counterstorytelling Narratives of Latino Teenage Boys
From «Vergueenza» to «Échale Ganas»
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Counterstorytelling Narratives of Latino Teenage Boys presents an ethnographic portrait of the experiences and counterstories of nine Latino teenage boys representing different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds attending a high school in North Carolina. Using critical race theory (CRT), Latino...
by Antonia Darder
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2014
One of the most influential educational philosophers of our times, Paulo Freire contributed to a revolutionary understanding of education as an empowering and democratizing force in the lives of the disenfranchised. In this deeply personal introduction to the man and his ideas, Antonia Darder reflects...
Excuse Me, Your Participle's Dangling
How to Use Grammar to Make Your Writing Powers Soar
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Excuse Me, Your Participle’s Dangling will give you all the bare essentials of grammar that you need to write like a pro. The book also offers a simple yet foolproof method of writing under pressure, the key to success in any college program or workplace. If you’re a businessperson, college student,...
Improving Assessment through Student Involvement
Practical Solutions for Aiding Learning in Higher and Further Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
The assessment of students an activity central to the role of any professional in further and higher education, and is an area that is the subject of constant innovation and debate.
This book provides a scholarly account of the many facets of assessment, with a particular focus on student involvement....
Dialectics of 9/11 and the War on Terror
Educational Responses
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2018
Dialectics of 9/11 and the War on Terror: Educational Responses examines how global financial and socio-political systems propagate a lopsided dialectic of current events that influences teachers’ pedagogies of 9/11 and the War on Terror. The lopsided dialectic is one that encourages patriotism...
Principles and Practices of Assessment
A guide for assessors in the FE and skills sector
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
This is a core text for anyone training to be (or working as) an assessor in the further education and skills sector. It has all the information you need to work towards the assessment units for qualifications such as: the Award, Certificate and Diploma in Education and Training, or the assessment...
The Malaise of Academic Scholarship
Why It Starts with the Doctoral Dissertation as a Baptism of Fire
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
“When you are in a hole, stop digging.” The wisdom of Will Rogers, American humorist, seems to be forgotten with respect to scholarly research in the arts, social sciences, business, and education. Why do doctoral candidates and professors produce scholarship that minimally advances knowledge...
History of Vocational Education and Training in Europe
Cases, Concepts and Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
Understanding today’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) systems requires a comprehension of the rise and development, i.e. of the foundations of topical VET. This book provides a comparative view of its development in Europe. The contributions of renowned authors give insight into conceptual questions, cases and challenges in this field.
Knowledge Power
Interdisciplinary Education for a Complex World
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2010
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 disciplines are charted, in part based on the...
Doing Time, Writing Lives
Refiguring Literacy and Higher Education in Prison
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Doing Time, Writing Lives offers a much-needed analysis of the teaching of college writing in U.S. prisons, a racialized space that—despite housing more than 2 million people—remains nearly invisible to the general public. Through the examination of a college-in-prison program that promotes the...
by Ann Gravells, Susan Simpson
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
This is an essential text for anyone taking the Certificate in Education and Training, no matter which awarding organisation you are registered with or who your learners are.
It’s readable, relevant, easy to understand and gives key advice on approaching and completing written and practical...
E-Portfolios and Global Diffusion
Solutions for Collaborative Education
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
As information is increasingly gathered online, the issues surrounding the usefulness, organization and interaction with electronic collection have grown in number and scope. E-Portfolios and Global Diffusion: Solutions for Collaborative Education addresses the emerging requirements, concerns and applications...
Dreams and Deception
Sports Lure, Racism, and Young Black Males' Struggles in Sports and Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2016
This book helps young black males, educators, policy makers, parents, and all other interested parties to understand the importance of education alongside athletic pursuits. In the world today, many young black males view athletic participation as the way to secure a successful future. Yet for the...
Dissertation Solutions
A Concise Guide to Planning, Implementing, and Surviving the Dissertation Process
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
New graduate students are often unaware of the many hazards and pitfalls that occur during the dissertation process: intensive schedules, dwindling motivation, difficult or unavailable mentors, and research and publication complications. Lacking the experience and wherewithal to successfully overcome...