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  • 500 Tips for Open and Online Learningby Phil Race

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 48.95

    All types of organisations have recognised the growing demand for open and flexible learning programmes. With the increased emphasis on new ways of learning, and the rapid move towards open and online courses, this practical guide will help those involved overcome the challenges they face. This guide provides user friendly advice and support for... more...

  • APL: Equal Opportunities for All?by Cecilia McKelvey; Helen Peters

    Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 66.95

    Here, the authors explore practical ways of implementing APL for the benefit of individuals, employers and the community as a whole, showing how it can make a real contribution to equality of opportunity. Chapters look at the particular needs of various sectors of the community, and how APL can be used to meet those needs. For ethnic communities,... more...

  • Action Reflection Learningby Isabel Rimanoczy

    Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2008; US$ 36.95

    Action Reflection Learning provides a hands-on guide to what ARL™ is, how it works, and what it takes to implement it in and outside the classroom. The coauthors introduce the 16 key elements that drive ARL’s success— all firmly grounded in adult learning and action learning principles. They offer an inside look at the critical role... more...

  • Active Ageing, Active Learningby Gillian Boulton-Lewis; Maureen Tam

    Springer 2011; US$ 109.99

    This book is concerned with the general issues of ageing, learning and education for the elderly and then with the more specific issues of why, how and what elders want to learn. This monograph consists of 10 chapters written by various internationally renowned researchers and scholar-practitioners in the field. more...

  • Adult Education and Lifelong Learningby Peter Jarvis

    Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 52.95

    This is the third edition of Peter Jarvis' classic textbook, Adult and Continuing Education, which established itself as the most widely used and respected book about education for adults today. In this new edition, the author has made extensive revisions and included substantial additional material to take account of the many changes that have... more...

  • Adult Education and Lifelong Learningby Peter Jarvis

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 53.95

    Now in its fourth edition, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning is well established, and is regarded as the most widely used text about adult education. Fully revised and updated with substantial additional material, this new edition takes account of many changes which have occurred in the field of adult education. With new features for students... more...

  • Adult Education and the Postmodern Challengeby Ian Bryant; Rennie Johnston; Robin Usher

    Taylor and Francis 1996; US$ 55.95

    This book offers some suggestions as to ways forward from this dilemma. Drawing on the new intellectual frameworks of critical pedagogy, feminism and postmodernism and their impact upon educational theory, practice and research, the book focuses on the changing contexts of adult education. By building on the notion of going beyond the limits of certain... more...

  • Adult Education and the Stateby Peter Jarvis

    Taylor and Francis 1993; US$ 185.00

    Discussing such themes as democracy and citizenship, this book is the first systematic attempt to analyse adult education from a political perspective. more...

  • The Adult Learnerby Malcolm S Knowles; Elwood F Holton III; Richard A Swanson

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95

    This much acclaimed text has been fully updated to incorporate the latest advances in the field. As leading authorities on adult education and training, Elwood Holton and Dick Swanson have revised this edition building on the work of the late Malcolm Knolwes. Keeping to the practical format of the last edition, this book is divided into three parts.... more...

  • The Adult Learnerby Malcolm S Knowles; Elwood F Holton III; Richard A Swanson

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 51.95

    "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... more...