Adult Education, Continuous Learning

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) reports over 900 presidential transitions in the last five years. It also estimated that near...

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) reports over 900 presidential transitions in the last five years. It also estimated that near...

This book has two things going for it that are rarely combined—it is fundamentally purposeful and it is useful. As the authors point out, there is ...

The 'learning society' is not a new idea, although its popularity has grown in recent years with the suggestion that lifelong learning is a conditi...

Exploring the relationship between the role of education and Indigenous survival, Digital Storytelling in Indigenous Education is an ethnographic e...

This book applies and expands upon the concept of the ‘learning conference’ as a site of learning and development, using the paradigm and methodolo...

Until relatively recently, adult learning in the UK was largely recognised as being situated mainly within the LEA adult education centre, universi...

This book examines three sites of pedagogical innovation, all of which are explicitly activisms against the current political and pedagogical clima...

The nature of the workplace and the workforce has changed rapidly in post-industrial society. Most workers are now facing the need for high levels ...

Learning takes place both inside and outside of the classroom, embedded in local practices, traditions and interactions. But whereas the importance...

This book offers carers, practitioners and managers a tried and tested structure for enabling adults with a range of complex needs to develop their...

First published in 1986, this book looks at the impact of mass literacy on everyday life, discussing the fundamental differences between traditiona...

By 2010 the Government requires all teaching staff in the Lifelong Learning Sector to gain the QTLS (Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills) teachin...

One of the most influential critical educators of the twentieth century, Paulo Freire challenged those educational inequalities and conditions of i...

In response to the complexities of social change that have become evident in the 21st century, there is a need for innovation in career theory that...

Citizen Inquiry: Synthesising Science and Inquiry Learning is the first book of its kind to bring together the concepts of citizen science and inqu...

Building Powerful Learning Environments takes a close look at the trends of the Post-Digital Era through the prism of how systems of education can ...

Learning Trajectories, Violence and Empowerment amongst Adult Basic Skills Learners offers deep insights into the lives of marginalised communities...

Building Powerful Learning Environments takes a close look at the trends of the Post-Digital Era through the prism of how systems of education can ...

Partners in Literacy describes the process, research, relationships, and theories that guided a three-year partnership between the Purdue Universit...

Conducting a good interview is more difficult than one might imagine. Of course, thorough preparation is essential, but equally important are knowl...

Since the concept of lifelong learning came to prominence much excellent work has been undertaken but, as Professor Longworth's new book shows, maj...

This accessible, practical handbook provides essential guidance to SENCOs in sixth forms and colleges of further education on how to manage the sup...

In the World Library of Educationalists, international experts themselves compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pie...

As adults, we are all continually involved in learning, with increasing numbers of us engaged in more formalized forms of learning; that is, in edu...

This accessible, practical handbook provides essential guidance to SENCOs in sixth forms and colleges of further education on how to manage the sup...

Partners in Literacy describes the process, research, relationships, and theories that guided a three-year partnership between the Purdue Universit...

The challenge for those coaching, mentoring, supervising or teaching adults is to design and deliver high-quality programmes that encompass a blend...

Enhancing the Wellbeing and Wisdom of Older Learners: A Co-research Paradigm examines how lifelong learning, becoming wise, and sharing wisdom are ...

The challenge for those coaching, mentoring, supervising or teaching adults is to design and deliver high-quality programmes that encompass a blend...

Academics work in a highly complex world where they must build integrative capabilities and outcomes as teachers, researchers and leaders. As they ...

Reflection is a technique for aiding and reinforcing learning, used in education and professional development. This volume offers practitioners and...

Academics work in a highly complex world where they must build integrative capabilities and outcomes as teachers, researchers and leaders. As they ...

First published in 1969. Part of the Social History of Education collection, this is No 8, a history of the origin and progress of adult schools; w...

Trade unions have historically been involved in education and training in the workplace. This activity has gained greater credence and importance i...

Sparked by global capitalism’s demand for new knowledge and new commodities, as well as new logistical systems to deliver them, the nature of educa...

Time and the Rhythms of Emancipatory Education argues that by rethinking the way we relate to time, we can fundamentally rethink the way we conceiv...

Values and Virtues in Higher Education Research centres on practitioners studying and researching their practices in higher education settings, in ...

Values and Virtues in Higher Education Research centres on practitioners studying and researching their practices in higher education settings, in ...

The nature of the workplace and the workforce has changed rapidly in post-industrial society. Most workers are now facing the need for high levels ...

Information Technology and Career Education contains the contributions presented at the 2014 International Conference on Information Technology and...

This collection includes a kaleidoscope of voices and perspectives from prisoners, former prisoners, scholars, and activists to examine the extraor...

This collection includes a kaleidoscope of voices and perspectives from prisoners, former prisoners, scholars, and activists to examine the extraor...

Recent writing on education and social change, and a growing number of new governmental initiatives across Western societies have proceeded in deni...

Vocational education and training (VET) can be difficult to define since it is set in a turbulent and volatile environment marked by national and r...

Creating lifelong learners is ideally what we, as teachers, desire for all students. We understand the values and rewards that come from acquiring ...

This collection focuses on employer engagement in education, how it is delivered and the differentiated impact it has on young people in their prog...

Look no further if you are new to a teaching career in higher education regardless whether you are doing it full or part time. Your passion to shar...