Powerful Techniques for Teaching in Lifelong Learning is a
practical handbook that offers a range of helpful ideas and
approaches for working with older learners. Written in an
accessible and conversational style, it draws on the author's vast
experience of working with older learners and tackles some of the
major challenges and problems you are likely to face in teaching
older learners, such as addressing inequality and diversity and
dealing with resistance.Over fifty techniques, exercises and
methods explained in the book promote: Teaching for critical
thinkingUsing discussionSelf directed learningCreating democratic
classroomsTeaching about powerTeaching through the creative arts
The book is informed by a particular understanding of what
constitutes a powerful technique, taking into account the power
relationships that exist in the adult classroom and empowering
students to develop a sense of their own agency and confidence in
their abilities as learners.With its wide range of ideas, examples
and case studies that illustrate how the approaches work in
practice, this is an excellent resource for anyone working in the
lifelong learning sector looking to invigorate their teaching
techniques."Brookfield writes in a nice easy-to-read
autobiographical style. He explains and fully discusses many good
techniques for teaching in an effective and humane manner.
Everybody who teaches, whether they teach children or adults, will
benefit from reading this interesting book and learning from his
lifetime of experience as a teacher." Peter Jarvis, Emeritus
Professor of Continuing Education University of Surrey, UK"This
book is not about increasing your power as a teacher - it is about
the dynamics of power in the adult classroom, challenging power
structures, and the techniques teachers can use to empower
learners. Brookfield uses the lens of 'power' to distill, for the
practitioner, a lifetime's work of scholarly and practical
engagement with adult teaching and learning." Mark Tennant,
Emeritus Professor, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia"As
he explores the pervasive nature of power in teaching, Stephen
Brookfield takes us inside his own teaching, offering a treasure
trove of practical ideas - what works and what doesn't work - in
pursuit of democratic educational practices. While reading, I felt
as though I was talking with a colleague about his struggles, his
strategies, and some of what he has learned across forty years of
teaching adults. If you want to see how one of the most widely read
academics in adult education brings his scholarship into
pedagogical practices, read this book! It will be something you go
to time and again for ways to make your teaching more democratic."
Dan Pratt, Ph.D., Professor & Senior Scholar,University of
British Columbia, Canada
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