Scholarship on adult education has fueled a high level of methodological creativity and innovation in order to tackle a diverse range of issues in a wide range of settings and locations in a critical and participatory manner. Adult education research is marked by the desire to do research differently and to conduct critical research with rather than about people which requires theoretical and m…
In this study is presented a theoretical concept of social competence and practical quantitative international research conducted in Belgium and Lithuania. Comparative analysis of research was done between Belgium and Lithuania students and teachers’ in communication and cooperation skills. In this study is presented detailed investigations.
Written in a vigorous tone and in dynamic colors, this book is not just another book on the social, emotional and creative development of the gifted, but a range of attentive and theoretically grounded views through which we can look at this passionate subject in a different way.
This book offers a lived defense of liberal education. How does a college professor, on a daily basis, help students feel the value of liberal education and get the most from that education? We answer this question, as professors, each day in the classroom. John William Miller, a philosophy professor at Williams College from 1924-1960 and someone noted for his exceptional teaching, developed on…
In this handbook you’ll learn: – how to formulate your own ideas – how to correctly reference different sources – what exactly constitutes plagiarism – how to avoid various forms of plagiarism – examples of (in)famous cases of plagiarism – three tips against plagiarism – and finally, some advice for avoiding time pressure.
This handbook provide clear yet sufficiently comprehensive guidelines for situations that may arise in connection with plagiarism in the day-to-day academic routine. The handbook offers the opportunity to consider not only the aspects of originality in student work and how to explain the importance of source referencing to students and forms of plagiarism, but also how to recognise plagiarism a…
Dari 17 target SDGs yang ada, beberapa yang dianggap erat dengan budaya terletak pada target 5 dan 11, berisikan isu-isu mengenai gender dan perlindungan anak, serta kota dan permukiman yang aman dan inklusif. Selain itu, Seri Kebudayaan ini menekankan pada aspek budaya yang sering kali terpinggirkan dalam narasi-narasi mengenai negara maju. Para penulis menggali tradisi lokal, pemahaman budaya…
Dari 17 target SDGs yang ada, beberapa yang dianggap erat dengan budaya terletak pada target 5 dan 11, berisikan isu-isu mengenai gender dan perlindungan anak, serta kota dan permukiman yang aman dan inklusif. Selain itu, Seri Kebudayaan ini menekankan pada aspek budaya yang sering kali terpinggirkan dalam narasi-narasi mengenai negara maju. Para penulis menggali tradisi lokal, pemahaman budaya…
This book updates reader-response criticism as the foundation of aesthetic reading in the classroom by bringing it in line with cognitive theories in literary studies and linguistics. With the help of Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner‘s conceptual integration theory, which shares a surprising number of correspondences with Wolfgang Iser‘s The Act of Reading, it is possible to flesh out the …
This book aims to provide an overview of theoretical and practical considerations in terms of self-directed multimodal learning within the university context. Multimodal learning is approached in terms of the levels of multimodality and specifically blended learning and the mixing of modes of delivery (contact and distance education). As such, this publication will provide a unique snapshot of …
Today, new technologies bring with them an everchanging panorama, forcing us to constantly update our knowledge. For this reason, quality education is necessary in all areas of knowledge and at all educational levels. The quality of our educational systems and the questions raised by reviewing whether our educational institutions offer quality education or not are some of the main reasons why q…
This book on ‘Cooperative Learning in Higher Education’ addresses the development of both reflective teaching and learning in higher education to promote sustainable education in several disciplines where reflection is at the core of sustainable development. The book explores reflection within higher education and/or within instructional approaches to higher education, not only via in-house…
In Compassionate Leadership for School Belonging, international scholar and practitioner Kathryn Riley shines the powerful lens of belonging on schools. Belonging is that sense of being somewhere you can be confident you will fit in and feel safe in your identity: a feeling of being at home in a place. When belonging is a school’s guiding principle more young people at all levels experience a…