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On Teaching and Learning: Putting the Principles and Practices of Dialogue Education Into Action
by Jane Vella  Synopsis "On Teaching and Learning" takes the ideas explored in renowned educator Jane Vella's best-selling book "Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach" to the next level and explores how dialogue education has been applied in educational settings around the...
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Dreamkeepers : Successful Teachers of African American Children (94 Edition)
by Gloria Ladson-billing Synopsis Education, like electricity, needs a conduit, a teacher, through which to transmit its power-- i.e., the discovery and continuity of information, knowledge, wisdom, experience, and culture. Through the stories and experiences of eight successful teacher...
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Adult Student's Guide To Survival and Success (5TH 03 Edition)
by Al Siebert Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [149]-153) and index....
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Learning As a Transformation : Critical Perspectives on a Theory in Progress (00 Edition)
by Jack Mezirow Publisher Comments Provocative and illuminating, this book is a must read for adult educators seeking to understand and facilitate transformational learning. It showcases a stellar group of authors who not only engage each other and the reader in constructive discourse...
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Career Adventure : Your Guide To Personal Assessment, Career Exploration, and Decision Making (4TH 06 Edition)
by Susan Johnston Publisher Comments Focused solidly on doing rather than on explaining, this book gets right to the heart of career decision making: It will 1) walk you through the process of self-knowledge and self-discovery, 2) encourage you to believe in yourself and in your own ability...
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Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education)
by Sharan B Merriam Synopsis An updated synthesis of what we know about adult learning— its context, participants, major theoretical developments, and more. The authors reveal how sociocultural influences can create specific developmental needs and interests, and how race...
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The Algebra Survival Guide Workbook (Algebra Survival Guide)
by Josh Rappaport Synopsis Following on the success of the Algebra Survival Guide, the Algebra Survival Guide Workbook presents thousands of practice problems (and their answers) to help children master algebra. The problems are keyed to the pages of the Algebra Survival Guide, so...
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Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults
by Raymond J. Wlodkowski Publisher Comments New to this edition is the blending of a neuroscientific understanding of motivation and learning with an instructional approach responsive to linguistically and culturally different adult learners. Based on the most current educational and biological...
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Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
by Jane Kathryn Vella Synopsis In this updated version of her landmark book" Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach," celebrated adult educator Jane Vella revisits her twelve principles of dialogue education with a new theoretical perspective gleaned from the discipline of quantum...
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Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education ((Rev)00 Edition)
by Arthur L. Wilson Publisher Comments Sponsored by the American Association of Adult & Continuing Education This monumental work is a testimony to the science of adult education and the skills of Wilson and Hayes. It is a veritable feast for nourishing our understanding of the current field...
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Learning Through Community: Exploring Participatory Practices
by Kathryn (edt) Church Publisher Comments This book is a collection of case studies that explore the learning that people do through community engagement. Developed within a network of Canadian researchers and their community partners, it explores learning that is organized by the learners...
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Building Knowledge Economies: Advanced Strategies for Development (Wbi Development Studies)
by World Bank Synopsis In many parts of the world, knowledge is being put to work to accelerate and deepen the development process, promoting innovation and helping to generate wealth and jobs. This book discusses advanced development strategies that take into account...
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Global Issues and Adult Education: Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa, and the United States (Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education)
by Sharan B. (edt) Merriam Publisher Comments This book offers a comprehensive collection from leaders in the field of adult and continuing education who are doing cutting-edge of work on global issues. The book focuses on the importance of adult education in responding to the challenges of global...
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Rethinking Student Affairs Practice (Jossey-bass Higher and Adult Education Series)
by Patrick G. Love Synopsis To be effective managers, student affairs professionals must understand the structures and processes that form the organizational context in which they work, and must be able to work within them. These structures are often characterized by a rigid...
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How to Be a Successful Online Student
by Sara Dulaney Gilbert Publisher Comments Make the grade from your own home! Theres no question that learning brings power and success. And the Internet has opened up a whole new chapter in education. The opportunities for advancing your education are more abundant than ever. According to the...
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Profession and Practice of Adult Education : an Introduction (97 Edition)
by Sharan B. Merriam Synopsis The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and...
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Teaching and Learning in Further Education
by Prue Huddleston Publisher Comments Further education colleges now deliver education and training to more students than any other institutions in the post-compulsory sector. Presenting a practical guide to teaching and learning within the context of the changing FE environment, this book...
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Literacy for Life: Adult Learners, New Practices (Series on School Reform)
by Hanna Arle Fingeret Synopsis Through data-based theory development, this book examines the process through which life change happens based on profiles of five participants in an adult literacy education programme. The authors explore why some adults seem to experience change more...
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Applying Andragogical Principles to Internet Learning
by Susan Isenberg Synopsis In this comprehensive study, Isenberg provides a rigorous account and investigation of online adult learning. Utilizing an Internet-based destination site called Virtual Health Coach, this study uses interpretive inquiry methods to assess how adults...
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Edgar Allan Poe (Great American Short Stories)
by Emily Hutchinson Synopsis Great American Short Stories is an exciting series that introduces young readers to some of America's most masterful writers of short fiction. The stories collected in each volume are retold in language that is simple yet faithful to the style and...
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