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Engaging in genuine dialogue and authentic communication is
essential for teachers to assist students' successes and help them
further their education through refining critical thinking skills
beyond the classroom. Critical Theory and Transformative Learning
is a critical scholarly resource that examines and contrasts the
key concepts related to critical approaches in educational
settings. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics including
repressive tolerance, online teaching, and adult education, this
book is geared toward educators, administrators, academicians, and
researchers seeking current research on transformative learning and
addressing the interconnectedness of important theories and praxis.
The Internet serves as an essential tool in promoting health
awareness through the circulation of important research among the
medical professional community. While digital tools and
technologies have greatly improved healthcare, challenges are still
prevalent among diverse populations worldwide. The Handbook of
Research on Advancing Health Education through Technology presents
a comprehensive discussion of health knowledge equity and the
importance of the digital age in providing life-saving data for
diagnosis and treatment of diverse populations with limited
resources. Featuring timely, research-based chapters across a broad
spectrum of topic areas including, but not limited to, online
health information resources, data management and analysis, and
knowledge accessibility, this publication is an essential reference
source for researchers, academicians, medical professionals, and
upper level students interested in the advancement and
dissemination of medical knowledge.
Education is the first stage in developing a viable, dynamic, and
long-lived global economy. Unfortunately, in times of economic
hardship, educational programmes, teacher salaries, and
extracurricular opportunities are often the first to be cut.
International Education and the Next-Generation Workforce:
Competition in the Global Economy presents a detailed discussion of
present educational principles and policies, and their impact on
the effectiveness of education in a multi-national context. The
chapters in this pivotal reference contribute to the body of
literature bridging the gap between the fields of business and
education, providing educators and business professionals at all
levels with an instruction manual for the next generation of
employment-focused teaching and learning.
Information acquisition and management has always had a profound
impact on societal and organizational progression. This is due to
higher education programs continuously expanding, students and
academics being engaged in modern research, and the constant
evaluating of current processes in education for optimization for
the future. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Techniques,
Trends, and Analysis for Optimized Research Methods is a
comprehensive reference sources focused on the latest research
methods currently facing educational technology and learners. While
highlighting the innovative trends and methods, readers will learn
valuable ways to conduct research and advance the understanding of
ideas based on the results of their research. This publication is
an important asset for teachers, researchers, practitioners, and
graduate students looking to gain more knowledge on research trends
and their applications.
Pedagogy and andragogy are often treated as separate fields,
despite their similarities and shared goal of stimulating learning
in individuals to the fullest degree possible. Pedagogical and
Andragogical Teaching and Learning with Information Communication
Technologies displays that teachers can further their art by
considering both pedagogy and andragogy in light of the each other,
specifically in the modern classroom. Information Communication
Technologies are ubiquitous in today's learning institutions and
this book provides an important platform for the furthering of the
modern instructional paradigm. To truly advance into future
possibilities opened by technology, teachers are required to allow
for learning without the constraints of traditional attitudes
toward time, space, age and experience. This book shows how to
blend and learn from the revolution taking place in educational
institutions across the world.
Today's ever-changing learning environment is characterised by the
fast pace of technology that drives our society to move forward,
and causes our knowledge to increase at an exponential rate. The
need for in-depth research that is bound to generate new knowledge
about curriculum and program development is becoming ever more
relevant. Andragogical and Pedagogical Methods for Curriculum and
Program Development offers an in-depth description of key terms and
concepts related to curriculum and programme development for both
faculty and students, as well as programme designers, instructional
programme developers, trainers, and librarians.
Technological Applications in Adult and Vocational Education
Advancement aims to advance the understanding, practice, and
research within career and technical education. This book provides
a global view on the education technologies for adult learning from
leading scholars, theorists, and practitioners by sharing insight
on innovative pedagogies and inspirational thoughts on the fields
of adult education, technology, and care and technical education.
As the areas of community education and professional development
continue to expand, the technologies that are utilized in these
programs are also progressively advancing. However, it can
sometimes be difficult to pin-point the best system in such a vast,
ever-changing world of technology. Technology Use and Research
Approaches for Community Education and Professional Development
investigates how the role of information technology is impacting
the academic and workplace environments. This publication will
explore areas such as unique learning styles, various methods of
disseminating information, and technology s role and impact within
these settings. Researchers, practitioners, and instructors in the
areas of adult, continued, and higher education will benefit from
this text s innovative way of addressing efficient methods of
utilizing technology.
In the current economic climate and global workplace, adult
learning routinely comes to the forefront as individuals,
companies, and industries strive to adapt at the pace of change.
Vocational Education Technologies and Advances in Adult Learning:
New Concepts provides a global look at educational technologies for
adult learners with content drawing from theory, research,
practice, individual experience, and insight by leading scholars,
theorists, and practitioners worldwide. This volume provides
educators, researchers, practitioners, and graduate students with
insight into all areas affecting teaching, learning, research, and
practice, sharing innovative pedagogies and inspirational insights
into career and technical education (CTE), adult education, and
technology.
There is no singular 'best' method of research. The differing
nature of various research endeavors warrant multiple ways of
generating knowledge, sharing knowledge, and more importantly,
avoiding errors. More recently, the dichotomy between quantitative
and qualitative approaches has begun to dissolve as the integrated
approach of mixed methods gains popularity. Scholarly Publishing
and Research Methods Across Disciplines is a collection of
innovative findings on the methods and applications of research in
scholarly publishing, ranging from the analyzation of mixed methods
and qualitative/quantitative research, to Dewey's scientific method
and more. Highlighting a range of topics including higher
education, digital divide, and model development, this publication
applies a cross-disciplinary viewpoint that will appeal to
researchers, graduate students, academicians, librarians, scholars,
and industry-leading experts around the globe seeking an
understanding of the limitations and strengths in research
techniques.
As the educational system continues to evolve, it is essential that
educators of today devise innovative and strategic approaches to
program development and assessment. The Handbook of Research on
Program Development and Assessment Methodologies in K-20 Education
is an essential reference source for the latest terminology and
concepts related to program development. Featuring extensive
coverage on a broad range of topics such as cognitive diagnostic
assessments, self-directed learning, and digital education, this
publication is ideally designed for educators, students, program
designers, and librarians seeking current research on inventive
strategies and practices to enhance education in the 21st century.
Definitive Readings in the History, Philosophy, Theories and
Practice of Career and Technical Education brings together
definitive writings on CTE by leading figures and by contemporary
thinkers in the history, philosophy, practice and theories of the
field. Filling a much needed void in existing literature, this book
equips scholars and practitioners with knowledge, skills, and
attitudes to succeed in the field of CTE.
"Assessing and Evaluating Adult Learning in Career and Technical
Education advances a framework, a process and meaningful approaches
for assessing and evaluating adult learning in career and technical
education (CTE). This book addresses the key elements of the
process of assessment and evaluation: self-evaluation,
transformative learning, history of andragogy, teaching
philosophies, and much more. At each step in this process, the
reader is taken through multiple and meaningful approaches of
assessing and evaluating adult learning in the field of career and
technical education. "
In order to deliver optimum educational opportunities to learners,
higher education institutions must utilize emerging innovations and
resources. By doing so, they can begin to develop more
student-centric pedagogies. Adult Education and Vocational Training
in the Digital Age is an authoritative reference source for the
latest scholarly material on the use of recent technologies to
facilitate and optimize classroom environments for adult learners.
Highlighting relevant andragogical, organizational, and
institutional issues, this book is ideally designed for
professionals, educators, upper-level students, administrators, and
academics interested in emerging research on digital classrooms.
Continuous advances in technologies, individuals, and the workplace
have increased the importance of adult learning and professional
development for keeping up with the current pace of technologies
and information. Advanced Research in Adult Learning and
Professional Development: Tools, Trends, and Methodologies explores
the understanding, practice, and research within technical
education and professional development. By providing a
comprehensive view on educational technologies for adult learning,
this book is essential for lecturers, practitioners, as well as
academics interested in a variety of research in continuing
education.
For faculty to advance their careers in higher education,
publishing is essential. A competitive marketplace, strict research
standards, and scrupulous tenure committees are all challenges
academicians face in publishing their research and achieving tenure
at their institutions. The Handbook of Research on Scholarly
Publishing and Research Methods assists researchers in navigating
the field of scholarly publishing through a careful analysis of
multidisciplinary research topics and recent trends in the
industry. With its broad, practical focus, this handbook is of
particular use to researchers, scholars, professors, graduate
students, and librarians.
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