Adult Education and Continuous Learning Books

The purpose of this book is to assist post-traditional students to achieve success in the Occupational, Workforce, and Leadership Studies (OWLS) Department and develop their individualized pathway to earn the interdisciplinary Bachelor of Applied Arts...

So you have to write an essay for university?Ever thought of designing a postcard that reminded you of your essay questions, so that you wouldn’t get sidetracked?Ever thought of how alike referencing is to a forensic investigation?Ever thought of...

The single best guide in achieving lifetime happiness.CHOOSE YOUR HAPPINESS, CHANGE YOUR DESTINY.Why is it so hard to achieve happiness, when we ourselves are the reason why happiness exists? Happiness is not something you dream of. It is anything that...

Now that learning is seen as lifelong and lifewide, what specifically makes a learning context? What are the resultant consequences for teaching practices when working in specific contexts? Drawing upon a variety of academic disciplines, Rethinking...

This book aims to apply and expand upon the concept of the 'Learning Conference', which uses the paradigm and methodology of participatory action learning and action research (PALAR). It demonstrates how application of the Learning Conference concept can...

This book is a professional development framework guide to help Indigenous communities, and agencies that interact and provided services or governance for Indigenous people, make better decisions that are based on the understanding of the underlying...

With Contrast in Focus, you'll understand the vital role of special procedure radiology in modern healthcare.Level Up Your Radiology Knowledge with "Contrast in Focus"Tired of wading through complex radiology textbooks? "Contrast in Focus" by Prof. Fazal...

The herbal medicine is also known as "Botanical Treatment" or 'phytomedicine'.Herbal medication refers to the use of any parts of bark, leaves, fruits, seeds, or flowers for medicinal purposes. The handwash is formulated to defend against the microbes...

25 Dutch Reading Comprehensions for Beginners: Book One is the perfect tool for anyone who wants to learn the Dutch language and improve their reading comprehension skills. This book contains 25 interesting texts on various topics that are sure to engage...

Forschung zu Lehrpersonen nimmt eine immer größere Bedeutung ein, da diese Personengruppe als maßgeblich für die Gestaltung des Unterrichts gilt. Dieser Band stellt aktuelle Forschungsschwerpunkte zu Lehrpersonen der Fremdsprachen im deutschsprachigen...

Unterrichtsforschung sollte stets auch als Innovationsforschung in­ terpretiert werden. Auch wenn sich die Forschung auf eine analy­ tisch-deskriptive Bestandsaufnahme der vorhandenen Unterrichtsfor­ men beschrankt, werden...

This volume discusses vocational education and training and the tensions that apprenticeship faces in the new scenarios of production and labour market relations. It discusses weaknesses and innovation in well-reputed dual systems as well as the...

Most community college leaders, administrators, faculty, and policymakers take pride in knowing that community colleges are the only postsecondary institutions that promise to educate and prepare all interested Americans. Yet, they are often publicly...

Despite the promise of competency-based education (CBE), learner-centered issues related to support, retention, and program completion rates remain problematic. In addition, the infrastructure for higher education, including issues related to faculty...

Do you want to be a beekeeper and need help on how to start? Charlotte Ekker Wiggins has written the definitive guide to beginning beekeeping. This diary will guide you on how to start, troubleshoot and successfully develop basic beekeeping skills and...

There is a general notion that adult education literature generally supports the idea that teaching adults should be approached in a different way than teaching children. Adult learners include working adults with family responsibilities, older workers...

This book, first published in 1987, provides a rigorous philosophical analysis of lifelong education. The author presents his arguments simply and directly so that the book is accessible to students who are new to philosophy and adult education.

Organisations today operate in a fascinating world where change is constant, fast and continues to accelerate. It is the combination of evolving developments such as technological advancements, globalisation and new ways of communicating through...

This book offers a new way of thinking about adult education by reenvisaging how adult education works. It explores how the process of worldbuilding, or the invention of a new world or a set of concepts, can be translated into actual and feasible action...

AbstractThis paper presents the key principles and processes of transformational lifelonglearning and positive change in a community development program with a Samoancommunity in Australia. The paper takes a qualitative approach to communitydevelopment...

Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development is a comprehensive playbook for education leaders, policy makers, and other key stakeholders leading the modernization of learning and development in their institutions as they build a high value...

It has been predicted that in about 20 years from now, more than 60 percent of all the jobs as we know today will not exist. Are we, then, headed for a serious global unemployment crisis? How are we preparing future generations for these uncertain times?...

The Canadian Professional Meat Cutters Association (CPMCA) of Canada developed a training reference manual back in the 1990s for both industry and educational institutions offering entry level and apprenticeship meat related training programs. The demand...

Games-based teaching offers an engaging way for students and adult learners to interact with concepts and build their problem-solving and communication skills. This exciting book will help educators integrate games into their classes and shows how this...

This innovative ESL/EFL textbook helps advanced English language learners develop conversation skills and improve fluency by sharing experiences, reflecting on their lives, and discussing quotations. The fluency-focused English textbook for advanced...

The history of human medicine traces the approaches followed by different societies regarding diseases from ancient times to the present. By contrast, perhaps for the first time, this book traces the odyssey of humanity's diseases viewed differently...

The history of human medicine traces the approaches followed by different societies regarding diseases from ancient times to the present. By contrast, perhaps for the first time, this book traces the odyssey of humanity's diseases viewed differently...

The history of human medicine traces the approaches followed by different societies regarding diseases from ancient times to the present. By contrast, perhaps for the first time, this book traces the odyssey of humanity's diseases viewed differently...

Look to the horizon, for the River Jordan (adversity) is about to overflow its banks, and if you're not fastened to the rock Christ Jesus you will be swept away by its unyielding and unrelenting tide.This book is a wake-up call to the Church and everyone...

By exploring how the religious beliefs, scientific knowledge, and social surroundings of African-American sufferers of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) impacts their understanding of the condition, this book develops a new model of effective adult...

Do your healthcare projects feel overwhelming and stressful at times? Do you have difficulty collaborating with healthcare system professionals? Do you feel that your healthcare projects are just “done” or are they “well done”?...

First published in 1970, this book considers the alleged distinction between 'education for life' and 'education for work' and exposes the fallacies on which this and other similar distinctions are based. It shows that ideas on this subject are...

Understanding the origins of poor literacy and numeracy skills in adulthood and how to improve them is of major importance when society places a high premium on proficiency in these basic skills. This edited collection brings together the results of...

This book furthers the discussion concerning critical pedagogy and its practical applications for urban contexts. It addresses two looming, yet under-explored questions that have emerged with the ascendancy of critical pedagogy in the educational...

Self-Study of Teaching Practices is an excellent introduction to the field of self-study research and practice. This student- and teacher-friendly primer provides a comprehensive review and synthesis of the self-study literature, complete with guidelines...

The ID CaseBook provides instructional design students with twenty-five realistic, open-ended case studies that encourage adept problem-solving across a variety of client types and through all stages of the process.

This book explores the discourse and rhetoric that resists and opposes postsecondary prison education.

This book is an expansion and major updating of the highly successful Theories of Learning for the Workplace, first published in 2011. It offers fascinating overviews into some of the most important theories of learning and how they are practically...

The brewing techniques described in this book are the same as Bill Owens used at his brewery, Buffalo Bill's Brewery located in Hayward, California. Bill's six barrel brewhouse uses the same tower (gravity) brewing method as described in this...

This manual is intended for the craft whiskey distiller who aims to make excellent-quality malt whiskey through artisan distillation methods. This manual describes, at the craft level, the process of making whiskey. It gives detailed instructions on how...

Originally published in 1976 The Moonshine Manual is a wonderful book if you live on a farm and can drive to town for a bag corn. Along with the typewriter the town Feed & Seed store have disappeared. Today there is a renaissance in micro-brewing and...

The basic premise of this book is simple - it brings together early childhood and cultural-studies professionals who are willing to provide a kaleidoscope of views capable of challenging the sanctity of the early childhood western lens. Marianne Bloch,...

Straw for the Bricks explores theological reflection as a tool for ministerial training and development.The book offers a new resource for theological conversation at the beginning of the 21st century: it breaks new ground in exploring how a model...

Education as a concept has long been taken for granted. Most people immediately think of schools and colleges, of classes and exams. This volume aims to highlight non-formal education (NFE) in its various forms across different historical and cultural...

This book explores issues related to people, policy, and places of teaching and learning resulting from the trend towards dual and multi-mode provision of distance education. It explores reasons for the trend as well as some of the opportunities and...

Recent writing on education and social change, and a growing number of new governmental initiatives across Western societies have proceeded in denial or ignorance of the personal missions and biographical trajectories of key public sector personnel. This...

This compendium is written to be read at nights, weekends, and holidays. It has been elaborated with the intention to demonstrate "What is Anatomic Pathology?" and to serve as educational material for pathology residents, pathologist assistants,...

Medication Administration: A Guide for Unregulated Care Providers.Personal Support Workers and unregulated caregivers in the community settings have been given the responsibility to assist with the administration, receiving, dispensing and storing of...