Adult Education in Transition

Adult Education in Transition
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 166
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Synopsis Adult Education in Transition by : Burton R. Clark

USA. Case study of sociological aspects and administrative aspects of adult education in california to illustrate institutional adjustment to social change - covers historical evolution, financial aspects, the role of interest groups, student enrolment, recruitment and supply of teachers, evening classes, the curriculum, etc., and includes information on the research method and the text of the questionnaire used, and a list of organisations co-sponsoring adult education.

Growing Up

Growing Up
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Publisher : Allyn & Bacon
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015063325412
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Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis Growing Up by : Daniel E. Steere

Through case studies and clearly presented content, this book helps readers learn what they can do to assist students with disabilities in achieving positive adult outcomes. Professionals, students of special education and families of students with disabilities will all benefit from this comprehensive introduction to transition services. This book provides a comprehensive and clear introduction to effective transition services for students with disabilities who are leaving the special education system. The Prologue and Chapter 1 provide an overview of the topic of transition services, and the remaining chapters go into detail about specific aspects of the transition planning process. The central roles of students with disabilities and their families are emphasized. Case studies of two individuals, one with mild disabilities and one with severe disabilities, are followed throughout the text to illustrate effective practices, ensuring readers are able to apply the content to students with different types and severity of disabilities, and are able to understand how practices can be tailored to meet individual student needs. The content is presented so that readers can apply key strategies immediately in their work as teachers or in other professional capacities. Research Summaries in each chapter address the research basis for effective practices that are discussed throughout the book. Spotlight on History in most chapters provides a short biography on an individual who made a significant contribution to the development of transition services. Additional resources and websites are included at the end of each chapter.

The Adult Learner

The Adult Learner
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9781000072891
ISBN-13 : 1000072894
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis The Adult Learner by : Malcolm S. Knowles

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 influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. The 9th edition of The Adult Learner has been revised to include: Updates to the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. The addition of two new chapters on diversity and inclusion in adult learning, and andragogy and the online adult learner. An updated supporting website. This website for the 9th edition of The Adult Learner will provide basic instructor aids including a PowerPoint presentation for each chapter. Revisions throughout to make it more readable and relevant to your practices. If you are a researcher, practitioner, or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning you should not be without.

The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy

The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy
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Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Total Pages : 550
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ISBN-10 : 1119261422
ISBN-13 : 9781119261421
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy by : Dolores Perin

Examines the widespread phenomenon of poor literacy skills in adults across the globe This handbook presents a wide range of research on adults who have low literacy skills. It looks at the cognitive, affective, and motivational factors underlying adult literacy; adult literacy in different countries; and the educational approaches being taken to help improve adults' literacy skills. It includes not only adults enrolled in adult literacy programs, but postsecondary students with low literacy skills, some of whom have reading disabilities. The first section of The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy covers issues such as phonological abilities in adults who have not yet learned to read; gender differences in the reading motivation of adults with low literacy skills; literacy skills, academic self-efficacy, and participation in prison education; and more. Chapters on adult literacy, social change and sociocultural factors in South Asia and in Ghana; literacy, numeracy, and self-rated health among U.S. adults; adult literacy programs in Southeastern Europe and Turkey, and a review of family and workplace literacy programs are among the topics featured in the second section. The last part examines how to teach reading and writing to adults with low skills; adults' transition from secondary to postsecondary education; implications for policy, research, and practice in the adult education field; educational technologies that support reading comprehension; and more. Looks at the cognitive processing challenges associated with low literacy in adults Features contributions from a global team of experts in the field Offers writing strategy instruction for low-skilled postsecondary students The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy is an excellent book for academic researchers, teacher educators, professional developers, program designers, and graduate students. It's also beneficial to curriculum developers, adult basic education and developmental education instructors, and program administrators, as well as clinicians and counselors who provide services to adults with reading disabilities.

Transition Teaming:

Transition Teaming:
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Publisher : Council For Exceptional Children
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9780865864771
ISBN-13 : 0865864772
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Transition Teaming: by : Pattie Noonan

Schools and community agencies must work together to provide transition services to secondary students with disabilities. Effective transition requires the resources and expertise of adult service agencies, community groups, employers, families, school transition specialists, teachers and other practitioners. This book provides a step-by-step process and concrete strategies by which secondary special educators can build collaborative relationships with service agencies and others in the community to provide transition services. 26 strategies are broken down into specific activities to bring the needed groups and individuals to the table and into transition teams, and communicate effectively to plan and deliver transition services that are collaborative, effective, and sustainable.

Adult Education as Empowerment

Adult Education as Empowerment
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 343
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ISBN-10 : 9783030671365
ISBN-13 : 3030671364
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Adult Education as Empowerment by : Pepka Boyadjieva

This book re-imagines the essence and role of adult education at both the individual and societal levels. It provides arguments for understanding adult education as a process of agency and empowerment, which has not only instrumental but intrinsic and transformative roles to play. This book brings together ideas from the capability approach with insights from recognition theory; the embeddedness approach; the political economic perspective for understanding public and private goods and the common goods perspective. The analysis draws on data from large-scale international studies – alongside qualitative data - and adopts a wide-ranging European comparative perspective. The book develops original instruments for measuring different dimensions of adult education as a common good, and its realisation in different social contexts. It is aimed at academics, students, practitioners, and policy makers interested in adult and/or higher education and the social justice perspective to human life.

Transitions Through Adult Life

Transitions Through Adult Life
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Publisher : Zondervan
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780310536611
ISBN-13 : 0310536618
Rating : 4/5 (11 Downloads)

Synopsis Transitions Through Adult Life by : Charles M. Sell

This book not only describes life's crises, but also portrays the potential of life's transitions and seeks to offer answers to the problems it analyzes. It provides an overview of the various stages of adult life, what is typical in those stages, and how to deal with adults as they traverse the stages.

The Keys to Adult Learning

The Keys to Adult Learning
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015022256955
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Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Keys to Adult Learning by : Patricia A. Lawler

Performance Assessments for Adult Education

Performance Assessments for Adult Education
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 9780309084536
ISBN-13 : 0309084539
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Performance Assessments for Adult Education by : National Research Council

In the United States, the nomenclature of adult education includes adult literacy, adult secondary education, and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) services provided to undereducated and limited English proficient adults. Those receiving adult education services have diverse reasons for seeking additional education. With the passage of the WIA, the assessment of adult education students became mandatory-regardless of their reasons for seeking services. The law does allow the states and local programs flexibility in selecting the most appropriate assessment for the student. The purpose of the NRC's workshop was to explore issues related to efforts to measure learning gains in adult basic education programs, with a focus on performance-based assessments.

Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities

Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 674
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ISBN-10 : 9780429582240
ISBN-13 : 0429582242
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Adolescent Transition Education for Youth with Disabilities by : Karrie A. Shogren

Now in a thoroughly revised and updated second edition, this handbook provides a comprehensive resource for those who facilitate the complex transitions to adulthood for adolescents with disabilities. Building on the previous edition, the text includes recent advances in the field of adolescent transition education, with a focus on innovation in assessment, intervention, and supports for the effective transition from school to adult life. The second edition reflects the changing nature of the demands of transition education and adopts a "life design" approach. This critical resource is appropriate for researchers and graduate-level instructors in special and vocational education, in-service administrators and policy makers, and transition service providers.