Education : Adult & Continuing Education

The updated edition of the must-have resource for any student applying to college. This thoroughly revised and updated edition of the bestselling book Admission Matters demystifies the college application process and offers practical advice for choosing the right school, writing an effective essay, navigating financial aid, and more. This handy resource will help any college-bound student whether they attend well-funded private schools or cash-strapped public schools. Filled with helpful suggestions, ideas, and advice, the new edition also includes tips for home-schooled students who are preparing to attend college.: Helps all students who are applying to college understand the process and find the school that fits their needs; Expanded information on testing, early decision/early action, applying as a home schooler, and tackling the dreaded college essay; Up-to-date advice on financial aid in tough economic times – how it works and how to maximize your chances of getting aid; Authors bring the multiple viewpoints of college admissions officer, high school counselor, and parent of college-bound students. This book gives any college-bound student the information they need to make the application process run smoothly. more...

Price: $14.95

This book focuses on the changing contexts of adult education by drawing on the new intellectual frameworks of critical pedagogy, feminism and postmodernism and their impact upon educational theory, practice and research. more...

Price: $180.00

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. The first part contains the classic chapters that describe the roots and principles of andragogy, including a new chapter, which presents Knowles’ program planning model. The second part focuses on the advancements in adult learning with each chapter fully revised updated, incorporating a major expansion of Androgogy in Practice. The last part of the book will contain an updated selection of topical readings that advance the theory and will include the HRD style inventory developed by Dr. Knowles. This new edition is essential reading for adult learning practitioners and students and HRD pro more...

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Sheds light on the ways in which adults in the 21st century interact with technology in different learning environments. This book invites debate on: why ICTs are believed to be capable of affecting positive change, and the drawbacks and limits of ICT in adult education. It also tells the story of those who are excluded from the learning society. more...

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Explores the social practice of literacy, numeracy and language and its implications for teaching and learning adult basic skills. This book shows how the social practice approach to learning and teaching can be used to develop more inclusive views of adult literacy, numeracy and language. more...

Price: $40.93