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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454160203321

Autore

Fairclough Marilyn

Titolo

Supporting learners in the lifelong learning sector [[electronic resource] /] / Marilyn Fairclough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Maidenhead, Berkshire, Eng., : McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-96463-8

9786611964634

0-335-23756-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Disciplina

374.1102

Soggetti

Mentoring in education

Underachievers

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover page; Half title; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Who are the learners?; Chapter 3 Who gives support?; Chapter 4 What's the point of theory?; Chapter 5 What do we need to know about learners?; Chapter 6 Getting the relationships right; Chapter 7 Planning for individual needs; Chapter 8 How much do they remember?; Chapter 9 Assessment; Chapter 10 Evaluating learning - involving the learners; Chapter 11 Communicating - what message are they getting?; Chapter 12 Personal problems

Chapter 13 Behavioural problemsChapter 14 Disability barriers; Chapter 15 Cultural awareness; Appendices; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Considers a broad range of support that learners may need from their tutors, from when they make a choice of learning programme to their exit and progression to further learning or employment. This book discusses what kind of support is appropriate as well as how and when. It explains the theories of Maslow, Carl Rogers, Berne, Ellis and others.