Based on comparative adult education statistics offered by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) and country case studies, this book analyses
This book presents a collection of results from the interdisciplinary research project “ELLI” published by researchers at RWTH Aachen University, the TU Dortmund and Ruhr-Universität Bochum between 20
There is increasingly strong evidence that K-12 learners who assess each other’s work and then engage in related reflections, discussions, and negotiations benefit mutually from the process. In this p
There is increasingly strong evidence that K-12 learners who assess each other’s work and then engage in related reflections, discussions, and negotiations benefit mutually from the process. In this p
Public service management is big global business and accounts for massive spending by governments in countries across the globe, rich and poor, developed and developing, left and right leaning, northe
The book introduces techniques to improve the effectiveness of serious games in relation to cognition and motivation. These techniques include ways to improve motivation, collaboration, reflection, an
This package includes the Revel access card. A balance of theory, research, and classroom practice helps teachers understand the most effective ways to integrate educational technology Long recogniz
This book concentrates on the education utopias of China and Finland, focusing on the burning issue of social justice in the education system. Arguing that, although the two countries differ immensely
This book examines the concept and practice of mentoring, as well as the wider scope and diversity of the mentoring that people can experience in their own life time. With each chapter dedicated to a
The profile of poetry aloud is rising due to recent changes in the National Curriculum and the popularity of recitation competitions. This unique book explores the connection between poetry and litera
The profile of poetry aloud is rising due to recent changes in the National Curriculum and the popularity of recitation competitions. This unique book explores the connection between poetry and litera
This book introduces readers to the principles of a fairlynew branch of psychology – positive psychology – and demonstrates how they canbe applied in the context of second language acquisition in a na
This book reports on a two-year long, qualitative literacy case study of the academic literacies of first and second-generation immigrant youth in an afterschool tutoring program in South Bronx, New Y
(Drum Instruction). Named one of the "25 Timeless Drum Books" by Modern Drummer magazine, this book contains hundreds of practical beats and fills, and teaches how to apply a variety of grooves and
Despite some social gains, the 21st Century continues to be marked by persistent disparities between members of different classes, races, genders, and sexual orientations in the US. White men in the w
Despite some social gains, the 21st Century continues to be marked by persistent disparities between members of different classes, races, genders, and sexual orientations in the US. White men in the w
This book introduces Meaningful Purposive Interaction Analysis (MPIA) theory, which combines social network analysis (SNA) with latent semantic analysis (LSA) to help create and analyse a meaningful l
Living a life with chronic illness can be like navigating a difficult, winding road on a journey filled with choices and questions, hopes and tears. We may see the signs along the way leading us in th
Living a life with chronic illness can be like navigating a difficult, winding road on a journey filled with choices and questions, hopes and tears. We may see the signs along the way leading us in th
For more than forty years, Drs. Nancy O’Dell and Patricia Cook have worked tirelessly to develop and refine the revolutionary Bender Exercise Program, which can significantly diminish or entirely elim
