A-Z Of lifelong learning / / Jonathan Tummons and Ewan Ingleby

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910786410103321
• Autore: Tummons Jonathan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkshire, England : , : Open University Press : , : McGraw-Hill Education, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 0-335-26325-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (178 p.)
• Disciplina: 374
• Soggetti: Continuing education
• 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 at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: A-Z of Lifelong Learning; A-Z ofLifelong Learning; Contents; Introduction: The lifelong learning sector; A; Accreditation of prior learning; Action research; Adult learners; Agency; Andragogy; Assessment; Audit; B; Benefits of learning; Body language; Brain-based learning theory; C; Coaching; Communication; Communities of practice; Constructivism; Continuing professional development; Curriculum; D; Development; Differentiation; Disabilities; Distance learning; Diversity; Dual professionalism; E; Edutainment; E-learning; Employability; Empowerment; Experiential learning; F; Family learning; Flexible learningFormal learning; Functional skills; Further education; G; Gender; H; Higher education; Human capital; I; Inclusion; Informal learning; Institute for Learning; IQER; J; Jargon; K; Key skills; Knowledge; L; Learners; Learning; Learning styles; Lesson planning; Liberal tradition; Lifelong learning; M; Mentees; Mentors; Mixed Economy Group, and HE in FE; Motivation; N; NEETS; O; Observations; Offender learning; Ofsted; Outreach; P; Part-time tutors; Pastoral care; Pedagogy; Personalised learning; Professional learning; Professionalism; Q; Qualifications; Quality assurance; R; Recreational learningReflective practice; Research; Resources; S; Safeguarding; Schemes of work; Self-directed learning; Skills; Social learning theory; Social policy; Syllabus; T; Teaching; Technology-enhanced learning; Theory; Training; Transformative learning; U; ; Underachievement; V; Values; Vocational education; Vocationalism and new vocationalism; Voice; W; Widening participation; Wolf report; Work-based learning; Workers' Educational Association; Y; Youth work; Z; Zone of proximal development; Index; Back cover
• Sommario/riassunto: The book covers a list of key topics that are central or even 'troublesome' in lifelong learning with each entry offering a critically informed and up-to-date introduction to the topic.