Education Training category: 1604 books
Teachers, Learners, Modes of Practice
Theory and Methodology for Identifying Knowledge Development
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Summarizing a half century of work on the problem of identifying units of analysis for complex human behaviour, this book introduces modes of practice as a unit of analysis for the science and design of human activities, and shows how to record them and create field guides at scales from individual...
A Social Psychology of Schooling
The Expectancy Process
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017
If a theory of education is to be helpful to the practising teacher, it must take the social context of learning into account. Originally published in 1982, Colin Rogers does just this, exploring the implications of two decades’ detailed research in to the social psychology of teaching and learning....
The Psychology of Early Childhood
A Study of Mental Development in the First Years of Life
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
Originally published in 1942, this title attempted to trace, from their very earliest appearances after birth, all aspects of mental development in childhood up to the age of about 4 or 5. It is based largely on the author’s almost daily observations of his own five children, over a period of some...
Interprofessional Education
Making it Happen
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2009
Unsure about the best way to implement Interprofessional Education (IPE)? Delve into this book to read real life case studies and proven strategies for success. It will demystify, guide and inspire. Designed to provide a working understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with IPE, the...
by Osemeka Anthony
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2010
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Psychology - Learning Psychology, Intelligence Research, grade: A, Atlantic International University, course: Master degree Program, language: English, abstract: The Freirean approach to adult literacy education centre on learners' cultural and personal...
by Jeffrey D. Holmes
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
Great Myths of Education and Learning reviews the scientific research on a number of widely-held misconceptions pertaining to learning and education, including misconceptions regarding student characteristics, how students learn, and the validity of various methods of assessment.
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Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Practising fundamental patient care skills and techniques is essential to the development of trainees' wider competencies in all medical specialties. After the success of simulation learning techniques used in other industries, such as aviation, this approach has been adopted into medical education....
Medicine at Michigan
A History of the University of Michigan Medical School at the Bicentennial
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
A trailblazer in American medical education since 1850, the Medical School at the University of Michigan was the first program in the United States to own and operate its own hospital and the earliest major medical school to admit women. In the late nineteenth century, the School emerged as a frontrunner...
Early Childhood Education
A Practical Guide to Evidence-Based, Multi-Tiered Service Delivery
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2013
In the past several years, models of multi-tiered service delivery have emerged as a framework for supporting the needs of school-aged children in schools across the country and have received much attention in scholarly publications of education and related fields. Despite the needs of young children...
by Sonia Aggarwal
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2008
The philosophy of education is the study of the purpose, process, nature and ideals of education. This can be within the context of education as a societal institution or more broadly as the process of human existential growth, i.e. how it is that our understanding of the world is continually transformed be it from facts, social customs, experiences, or even our own emotions.
Medical Education and Ethics
Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2016
As the healthcare industry continues to expand, a higher volume of new professionals must be integrated into the field. Providing these professionals with a quality education will likewise ensure the further progress and advancements in the medical field. Medical Education and Ethics: Concepts, Methodologies,...
Handbook of Intellectual Styles
Preferences in Cognition, Learning, and Thinking
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2011
"[B]ecause of the thoroughness of the literature reviews and the comprehensive coverage of the chapter topics, [this book] should be required reading for any scholar working in related areas of personality or intelligence."--PsycCRITIQUES
ìThis book is a masterly attempt to bring order and...
Teaching Deaf Learners
Psychological and Developmental Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
Teaching Deaf Learners: Psychological and Developmental Foundations explores how deaf students (children and adolescents) learn and the conditions that support their reaching their full cognitive potential -- or not. Beginning with an introduction to teaching and learning of both deaf and hearing...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
The hidden curriculum (HC) in health professional education comprises the organizational and institutional contexts and cultural subtexts that shape how and what students learn outside the formal and intended curriculum. HC includes informal social processes such as role modeling, informal conversations...