Unlocking People's Creative Forces

Unlocking People's Creative Forces

Author: Paul Bélanger

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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Based on 5 years of empirical research conducted in 24 countries from every region of the world, this book examines the content and dynamics of adult learning policies and strategies, including the measures to promote the expression of learning demand and the new role of the state and other institutions. After presenting a reconstructed and expanded view of current adult learning in the various regions of the world in Chapter 1, Chapters 2 and 3 identify several trends in the process of developing and implementing policy and outlines the subject and functions of adult learning policy today. Chapters 4 and 5 deal with the changing socioeconomic and cultural dynamics that are reflected, sometimes explicitly, sometimes contradictorily, in today's adult learning policies. Chapters 6 and 7 cover the expression and management of learning demand and policies to promote the expression and synergy of learning demand. Chapter 8 is on learning continuities and discontinuities. Chapter 9 examines changes in the role of the state and other institutions and the rise of new organizational models of adult learning. Chapter 10 takes a closer look at the impact of these epistemological and policy changes by presenting and analyzing the basic trends in the field of adult basic education. The conclusion sums up the discussion and raises questions about possible future orientations. Three appendixes include adult learning policy frameworks, tables about policy documents by country, and a list of participating researchers. Four bibliographies list 122 policy documents, 20 country studies, 32 other policy documents, and 246 monographs and articles. (KC)


Expanding the Boundaries of Transformative Learning

Expanding the Boundaries of Transformative Learning

Author: E. O'Sullivan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1349635502

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Transformative learning involves experiencing a deep, structural shift in the basic premises of thought, feelings, and actions. It is a shift of consciousness that dramatically and permanently alters our way of being in the world. Such a shift involves our understanding of ourselves and our self-locations; our relationships with other humans and with the natural world; our understanding of relations of power in interlocking structures of class, race and gender; our body awarenesses; our visions of alternative approaches to living; and our sense of possibilities for social justice and peace and personal joy. The editors of this collection make several challenges to the existing field of transformative learning - the first is to theoreticians, who have attempted to describe the nature of transformative learning without regard to the content of transformative learning. The editors argue that transformative learning theory cannot be constructed in a content-neutral or context-free way. Their second challenge, which assumes the importance content for transformative learning, is to educators as practitioners. The editors argue that transformative learning requires new educational practices consistent with the content. Arts-based research and arts-based teaching/learning practices are one example of such new educational practices. Education for the soul, or spiritual practices such as meditation or modified martial arts or indigenous peoples' forms of teaching/learning, is another example. Each article in the collection presents a possible model of these new practices.


The Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning

The Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning

Author: Peter Jarvis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-05-07

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 1135202524

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As lifelong learning grows in popularity, few comprehensive pictures of the phenomenon have emerged. The Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning provides a disciplined and complete overview of lifelong learning internationally. The theoretical structure puts the learner at the centre and the book emanates from there, pointing to the social context beyond the learner. Up-to-the-minute syntheses from many of the leading international experts in the field give vital snapshots of this rapidly evolving subject from wide-ranging perspectives including: learning throughout life sites of lifelong learning modes of learning policies social movements issues in lifelong learning geographical dimensions. This authoritative volume, essential reading for academics in the field of Lifelong Learning, examines the complexities of the subject within a systematic global framework and places it in its socio-historic context.


International Handbook of Educational Policy

International Handbook of Educational Policy

Author: Nina Bascia

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-05-14

Total Pages: 1129

ISBN-13: 1402032013

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Nina Bascia, Alister Cumming, Amanda Datnow, Kenneth Leithwood and David Livingstone This Handbook presents contemporary and emergent trends in educational policy research, in over ?fty chapters written by nearly ninety leading researchers from a number of countries. It is organized into ?ve broad sections which capture many of the current dominant educational policy foci and at the same time situate current understandings historically, in terms of both how they are conceptualized and in terms of past policy practice. The chapters themselves are empirically grounded, providing illustrations of the conceptual implications c- tained within them as well as allowing for comparisons across them. The se- re?exivity within chapters with respect to jurisdictional particularities and c- trasts allows readers to consider not only a range of approaches to policy analysis but also the ways in which policies and policy ideas play out in di?erent times and places. The sections move from a focus on prevailing policy tendencies through increasingly critical and ‘‘outsider’’ perspectives on policy. They address, in turn, the contemporary strategic emphasis on large-scale reform; substantive emphases at several levels – on leadership and governance, improving teacher quality and conceptualizing learning in various domains around the notion of literacies and concluding, ?nally, with a contrasting topic, workplace learning, which has had less policy attention and thus allows readers to consider both the advantages and disadvantages of learning and teaching under the bright gaze of policy.


International Encyclopedia of Adult Education

International Encyclopedia of Adult Education

Author: L. English

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-30

Total Pages: 763

ISBN-13: 134972520X

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The Encyclopedia of Adult Education is the first comprehensive reference work in this important and fast-growing field, and is an invaluable resource for adult educators who research and teach in the fields of higher education, work in community-based settings, or practise in public or private organizations. Its 170+ articles, written by an international team of contributors from over 17 countries, detail the research and practice of the field from its emergence as a separate discipline to the present day, covering key concepts, issues and individuals and providing a cutting-edge summary of ongoing debates across a wide range of perspectives, from self-directed learning to human resource development. Entries are arranged A-Z and extensive cross-referenced, with detailed bibliographies for each topic to facilitate further research.


UNLOCK YOUR MIND

UNLOCK YOUR MIND

Author: , empreender

Publisher: Editora Bibliomundi

Published: 2022-12-30

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 1526071754

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As humans, we have certain powers that we can exercise to our advantage but unfortunately, most of us are not even aware of this. One of these powers is the mind power. This power is regarded to be one of the most useful and strongest powers. Especially when you blend it with your imagination, it can help in producing either obstacles or opportunities, unhappiness or happiness, and failure or success. It’s your mindset that determines what you get; whether positive or negative. The foundation of this power is strongly rooted in your thoughts, which are regarded to be the primary constituent, and when you infuse these thoughts with your emotions and focus, the power these thoughts hold will be significantly increased, and become strong enough to shape your reality.


International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work

International Handbook of Education for the Changing World of Work

Author: Rupert Maclean

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-06-29

Total Pages: 3162

ISBN-13: 1402052812

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This six-volume handbook covers the latest practice in technical and vocational education and training (TVET). It presents TVET models from all over the world, reflections on the best and most innovative practice, and dozens of telling case studies. The handbook presents the work of established as well as the most promising young researchers and features unrivalled coverage of developments in research, policy and practice in TVET.


Unlocked

Unlocked

Author: Gezim Gashi

Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited

Published: 2023-08-28

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 935708228X

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Do you want to do something bigger in life? This powerful self-help book will motivate you to go after your biggest dreams, no matter how your life began. Unlocked: The Power of You proves that unlocking our authentic selves unleashes our greatest potential in a no-limits, post-pandemic world. While sharing his remarkable story-from escaping the Kosovo genocide to Sweden to speaking at Harvard University as the first Albanian-Swede to ever launch a high school institute in the United States- Gezim Gashi maps the way to personal success and fulfillment for the reader. Gezim Gashi is currently on the 'Unlocked: The Book Tour' in North America with stops such as Harvard University and A&M University to encourage people to reach the next level in life.


Billboard

Billboard

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2010-10-02

Total Pages: 924

ISBN-13:

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.


Learning among Regional Governments

Learning among Regional Governments

Author: Carina Abreu

Publisher: wbv Media GmbH & Company KG

Published: 2007-09-28

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 376394494X

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Die sechs englischsprachigen Beiträge dokumentieren die Konzepte der von der EU im Rahmen von Prevalet geförderten internationalen Zusammenarbeit zwischen regionalen Regierungen im europäischen Raum sowie dem daraus resultierenden Aufbau eines Systems zur Unterstützung und Beschleunigung des Lern- und Innovationstransfers zwischen den europäischen Regionen. Das in diesem Kontext entwickelte, web-basierte Support-Netzwerk Soft Open Method of Coordination (SMOC) soll die Kooperation zwischen regionalen Regierungen in Weiterbildungsfragen vereinfachen und steht allen an Weiterbildung interessierten Institutionen als Plattform für Information und Austausch zur Verfügung. Der ergänzende Band "Tools for Policy Learning and Policy Transfer" (978-3-7639-3580-2) enthält das empirische Material, die methodische Durchführung und die Präsentation des entwickelten Support-Systems.