Adult category: 11594 books
by Mark Tennant, Mark Tennant
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
The third edition of this popular book examines the role of psychology in informing adult education practice and has been fully updated to reflect the effect of changes in the structure of society, globalisation, technology and the impact of postmodernism.
It explores the traditions of key...
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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?...
International Perspectives on Older Adult Education
Research, Policies and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2015
This important book builds on recent publications in lifelong learning which focus on learning and education in later life. This work breaks new ground in international understandings of what constitutes later life learning across diverse cultures in manifold countries or regions across the world....
by Whitney Nelson
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2017
The Secret to Speak Fluent English As An Adult
This book is specially written for older students (25+) of the English language who wishes to improve his/her English fluency to the next level but seems to have hit a plateau. Regardless of what actions are taken, progression is slow or limited.
Here...
We Don't Talk Anymore
Healing after Parents and Their Adult Children Become Estranged
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Understand the painful silence of estrangement and finally heal the rift
Estrangement from an adult son or daughter is one of a parent's worst nightmares. Becoming estranged from a parent can be equally painful for an adult child, who may miss the relationship they once shared. For both it...
Advanced Research in Adult Learning and Professional Development
Tools, Trends, and Methodologies
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Continuous advances in technologies, individuals, and the workplace have increased the importance of adult learning and professional development for keeping up with the current pace of technologies and information. Advanced Research in Adult Learning and Professional Development: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies...
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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...
Adult Education
International Perspectives From China
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Originally published in 1987 and now with an updated preface, this book distils and reflects upon major issues confronting adult educators worldwide. Theories, practices and systems of adult education unify the contradictions between different traditions and phases, drawing on the distinctive perspective...
Grassroots Approaches to Combatting Poverty Through Adult Education
Supplement to Adult Education and Development No. 34/1990
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Originally published in 1990 this supplement to No. 34 (1990) of the journal Adult Education, discusses the relationship between adult education and development. All the studies included in it focus on the reduction of poverty.The majority of the studies cover Africa and South Asia, but there is also one covering the Aboriginal indigenous people of Australia.
Turning Points
Recent Trends in Adult Basic Literacy, Numeracy, and Language Education: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2017
Milestones for adult basic education include:
It was first federally funded in 1964.
The National Literacy Act passed in 1991.
The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) of 1998 was enacted.
The field then remained relatively static until 2014 when:
a new version of the...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
The definition of education and learning has been changing in recent years, as the field experienced, and is still experiencing, many changes. One of those changes is a rise in adult learners in higher education. In order to cope with this particular change and set their classrooms up for success,...
Professionalisation of Adult Educators
International and Comparative Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2015
In many regions of the world, professionalisation in adult and continuing education is brought into the focus of educational policy and research. Various fields of practice are looking for scientifical and political support in raising the level of professionalism. While there are no simple lessons...
by Al Siebert, Mary Karr
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Finalist:
2016 Best Book Awards, College Guides category
Whether enrolling in college for the first time or returning after an extended absence, this one-stop reference provides adult students with a wealth of practical guidance once they hit campus—either brick and mortar or online. This...