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The Profession and Practice of Adult Education
Wiley 2007; US$ 42.00The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring. —Peter Jarvis, professor... more...
Radicalizing Learning
Wiley 2010; US$ 40.00Radicalizing Learning calls for a total rethinking of what the field of adult education stands for and how adult educators should assess their effectiveness. Arguing that major changes in society are needed to create a more just world, the authors set out to show how educators can help learners envision and enact this radical transformation. Specifically,... more...
The Confessing Society
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Today, people are constantly encouraged to verbalise and disclose their "true" inner self to others, whether on TV shows, in newspapers, in family life or together with friends. Such encouragement to disclose the self has proliferated through discourses on lifelong learning through which each citizen is encouraged to become a constant learner. The... more...
Dimensions of Adult Learning
Allen & Unwin 2004; US$ 40.90A comprehensive introduction to adult education and vocational training from leading international educators. more...
Participatory Practices in Adult Education
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 61.95Although there has been a great deal of rhetoric about learner empowerment in educational and community development circles, this book is the first to offer detailed examples of successful participatory practices in adult education spanning a wide range of program settings, such as schools, institutions, communities, and the workplace. The editors... more...
Changing Classes
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 35.00Changing Classes tells the story of a small, poor, ethnically-mixed school district in Michigan's rust-belt. more...
Mega-universities and Knowledge Media
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 76.95A discussion of how the knowledge media can contribute to the renewal of universities, particularly through the development of distance education. It looks at universities which have risen to the challenges of cost and accessibility using technology. more...
Power in Practice
Wiley 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... more...
Teaching and Learning in Further Education
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 50.95This book provides a practical guide to teaching and learning within the FE environment and incorporates changes to and developments in the FE sector. more...
Lifelong Learning in Action
RoutledgeFalmer 2003; US$ 52.95Since the concept of lifelong learning came to prominence much excellent work has been undertaken but as Professor Longworth's new book shows major change in some areas is still needed if the concept of learning from cradle to grave is to become a more...









