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Building Online Learning Communitiesby Rena M. Palloff; Keith Pratt
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2007; US$ 40.00Building Online Learning Communities further explores the development of virtual classroom environments that foster a sense of community and empower students to take charge of their learning to successfully achieve learning outcomes. This is the second edition of the groundbreaking book by Rena Palloff and Keith Pratt and has been completely updated and expanded to include the most current information on effective online course development and delivery. A practical, hands-on guide, this resource is filled with illustrative case studies, vignettes, and examples from a wide variety of successful online courses. The authors offer proven strategies for handling challenges that include: Engaging students in the formation of an online learning... more...
Principles and Practice of Assessment in the Lifelong Learning Sectorby Ann Gravells
Learning Matters 2009; US$ 23.95A core text for learners taking the CTLLS or NVQ in Learning and Development and assessors working towards the associate teaching role in the LLS. more...
The Adult Learnerby Malcolm S. Ph.D. Knowles; Richard A. Ph.D. Swanson; Elwood F. Ed.D. III Holton
Taylor & Francis 2011; US$ 49.95"A great update of a classic. Should be required reading for anyone involved with adult learning in schools, businesses and communities." Sam Stern, Professor & Dean, School of Education, Oregon State University, USA How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles' pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centred approach to learning have been hugely infl uential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles... more...
Understanding Adult Education and Trainingby Griff Foley
Allen & Unwin 1999; US$ 32.72A broad overview of the field of adult education for educators and workplace trainers. It introduces key issues, debates and theories in a way which is relevant to practice. Its aim is to deepen readers' understanding of adult learning and education so they can be better practitioners. more...
Religion, Business and Wealth in Modern Britainby David Jeremy
Routledge 1998; US$ 208.00This book explores the connections between religion and capitalism in the context of modern Britain, offering a survey of historical controversies within religion and business and a chronology of significant events since the 1770s. more...
Teaching and Learning in Further Educationby Prue Huddleston; Lorna Unwin
Routledge 1997; US$ 37.50This book provides a practical guide to teaching and learning within the context of the changing FE environment. It suggests strategies for teaching and recording achievement and exploring ways in which students learn. It also has case studies. more...
Basic Education at a Distanceby Chris Yates; Jo Bradley
RoutledgeFalmer 2000; US$ 61.95This book assesses the impact and effect of the experience of basic education at a distance all over the world and in a variety of forms. This is the first major overview of this topic for twenty years. more...
Honored but Invisibleby W. Norton Grubb
Routledge 1999; US$ 45.95Based on the most extensive research on community college teaching to date, this book examines the nature of teaching and the institutional forces that shape it in a variety of course settings. more...
Power in Practiceby Ronald M. Cervero; Arthur L. Wilson
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2001; US$ 42.00"The single most important contribution to our field's knowledge base in the past two decades. The authors have managed to shift the focus of adult education back to the social concerns that were taken for granted when the field was founded. We are ready for this long overdue book. Indeed, we have been yearning for this book. It will tilt our field back towards its moral center." — B. Allan Quigley , chair, Department of Adult Education, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia "Power in Practice is a wonderful book--full of case studies, updated theories, new perspectives, and evidence that adult education can and does change people's lives." — Michael Newman , senior lecturer in adult education, University of Technology, Sydney,... more...
Convergence of Distance and Conventional Educationby Alan Tait; Roger Mills
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 53.95This book focuses on the convergence of open and distance learning approaches with conventional education, driven to a considerable extent by a range of technologies which support learning and which are being adopted in all sectors. more...