Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 310 g
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 310 g
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9354-5
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL
selection of readings for the post-compulsory education sector written by leading academics in the field.
- Contains 12 readings on the major issues affecting the post-compulsory education sector.
- Both editors are active members of the Learning and Skills Research Network and have written extensively on access, basic skills, initial teacher training and meeting targets for further and higher education.
- Fully referenced to FENTO standards.
The editors provide an illuminating commentary on 12 key articles covering the main issues affecting the post-compulsory education sector today. Contributions include: finding out why people drop out of learning programmes, what happens when information and learning technology is introduced into learning programmes, how adults with basic skills can be encouraged to learn, and how to use local information on employer needs to help people gain the necessary skills and knowledge to gain work.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate
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Weitere Infos & Material
Preface - Andrew Morris
1. A Case for Practitioner Research - Peter Davies and Leo Salter (Cornwall College)
2. Research Workplace Basic Skills Policy in the UK - Fiona Frank (Cartmel College, Lancaster)
3. Research Journeys: Learners' Views on Progress and Achievement in Literacy and Numeracy - Jane Ward (Consultant)
4. Destination Drop Out: Long Term Impact of Drop Out from Full-Time Education - Helen Kenwright (York College)
5. Beyond Common Sense to a Common Sense - Christine Tyler (Eccles College, Manchester)
6. Action Research: A Model for Improvement? - Sue Cousin (DfES)
7. Fomulating 'Facts' about Flexibility in Further Education - Roger Harrison, Julia Clarke and Mahnaz Marashi (all at The Open University)
8. Insider to Outsider: A Personal Research Journey - Ros Clow
(Westminster Institute of Education)
9. The Potential for Realism as a Best Methodological Option - Norman Crowther (Cambridge Regional College)
10. Attitude Measurement to Bridge the Post-16 Gap - Glen Williams, Bob Whittome and Phil Watts (Educational Psychologists P.A.S.S.)
