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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828045203321

Autore

Dawn Trevor

Titolo

Teaching Young Adults : A Handbook for Teachers in Post-Compulsory Education

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2002

ISBN

1-134-59580-8

0-203-19013-0

1-134-59581-6

0-203-13252-1

1-280-40123-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HarkinJoe

TurnerGill

Disciplina

373.1102

374.1102

Soggetti

College teaching

College teaching -- Great Britain

Continuing education

Continuing education -- Great Britain

Great Britain

High school teaching

High school teaching -- Great Britain

Learning

Theory & Practice of Education

Education

Social Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Responding to social and technological change; 2 Developments that affect learning and teaching; 3 What is effective learning; 4 The role of students in effective learning; 5 The role of teachers in effective learning; 6 Making learning more active; 7 Developing awareness of



styles of teaching; 8 The Communication Styles Questionnaire; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Further and Higher Education in the UK has expanded greatly in recent years, bringing into education large numbers of young people who present teachers with new challenges. At the same time, there is an immense pressure to improve the quality of learning and teaching, and to encourage students to be active participants in the process. This book is aimed at teachers, aspiring teachers and other professionals in upper secondary schools, further education colleges and universities who wish to increase learner motivation and to create opportunities for greater learner autonomy. It will:* r