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Direct linkGlenn S. Levine, Editor; David Mallows, Editor – Educational Linguistics, 2022
This volume focuses on the learning of host-country languages by migrants in Europe. It identifies, clarifies, and offers insights into issues and central questions related to the learning of host-country languages with an emphasis on adolescent and adult language learners in formal and informal settings. The book draws on data collected following…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Second Language Learning, Immigrants
Joseph Lo Bianco, Editor; Elizabeth Ka Yee Loh, Editor; Mark Shiu-kee Shum, Editor – Springer, 2024
The research in this volume takes account of the context of policy promoting Chinese as a second language (CSL) in several countries and regions, (Australia, East Asia and South-East Asia), and the wider social context of multilingual and multicultural societies. Furthermore, this book reports results of two research studies which investigated how…
Descriptors: Chinese, Second Language Instruction, Multilingualism, Student Motivation
Milana, Marcella, Ed.; Klatt, Gosia, Ed.; Vatrella, Sandra, Ed. – Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning, 2020
This book explores European governance and policy coordination within lifelong learning markets. Using an instruments approach, the editors and contributors examine the ways in which governance mechanisms employed by the European Union influence policy to regulate lifelong learning, and intervene in lifelong learning markets, at both European and…
Descriptors: Governance, Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis
Bosch, Chantelle, Ed.; Laubscher, Dorothy Joy, Ed.; Kyei-Blankson, Lydia, Ed. – IGI Global, 2021
Challenges in the educational arena are not new phenomena. However, with the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and educators have been made even more aware of the need for a paradigm shift in education. Blended learning, as opposed to fully online learning or traditional face-to-face teaching, has been well-researched and has…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Blended Learning, Disadvantaged, COVID-19
Plant, Helen, Ed.; Ravenhall, Mark, Ed. – Learning and Work Institute, 2019
"Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: The Impact of Adult Learning across the UK" identifies a range of economic and social policy challenges confronting the four nations today and argues that adult learning can make an important contribution to addressing these and promoting a fairer and more inclusive society. Published in 2017, the report draws…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Labor Force Development, Outcomes of Education
Egetenmeyer, Regina, Ed. – Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2016
This volume presents comparisons of adult education and lifelong learning with a focus on educational policies, professionalization in adult education, participation in adult learning and education, quality in adult education, and educational guidance and counselling. The essays are based on comparisons discussed at the international Winter School…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education
Cooke, Melanie, Ed.; Peutrell, Rob, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This book addresses the politically charged issue of citizenship and English language learning among adult migrants in the UK. Whilst citizenship learning is inherent in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), the book argues that top-down approaches and externally-designed curricula are not a productive or useful approach. Meaningful…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Political Attitudes
Peltz, David P., Ed.; Clemons, Anthony C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2019
As individuals progress through each stage of life, they continue to learn and grow intellectually. However, what may be a conducive learning environment for a child may not be as effective for an adult, creating a need to understand how to aid adults in being successful learners in their later life. "Multicultural Andragogy for…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Andragogy, Adult Learning
Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment. New Language Learning and Teaching Environments
Chong, Sin Wang, Ed.; Reinders, Hayo, Ed. – New Language Learning and Teaching Environments, 2023
This edited book documents practices of learning-oriented language assessment through practitioner research and research syntheses. Learning-oriented language assessment refers to language assessment strategies that capitalise on learner differences and their relationships with the learning environments. In other words, learners are placed at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Tests, Evaluation Methods, Student Centered Learning
Luckin, Rosemary, Ed. – UCL IOE Press, 2018
The educational technology sector is growing fast, with schools, colleges and universities more than ever looking for the best ways to use technology in the classroom. At the same time, there is an increasing appetite for learning and teaching practices to be backed up by evidence. However, there are few resources that bring these two things…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Research
Download full textCarolyn Medel-Añonuevo Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2013
This "Global Report on Adult Learning and Education" ("GRALE") serves as UNESCO's international monitoring report, synthesizing the national progress reports from 141 countries. Unlike the first "GRALE," which was prepared as a reference document for CONFINTEA VI, this report contains additional features. It offers…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Policy
Valdés-Cotera, Raúl, Ed.; Longworth, Norman, Ed.; Lunardon, Katharina, Ed.; Wang, Mo, Ed.; Jo, Sunok, Ed.; Crowe, Sinéad, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2015
UNESCO established the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) to encourage the development of learning cities. By providing technical support, capacity development, and a platform where members can share ideas on policies and best practice, this international exchange network helps urban communities create thriving learning cities. The…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Lifelong Learning, Urban Programs, Communities of Practice
Dolgon, Corey, Ed.; Mitchell, Tania D., Ed.; Eatman, Timothy K., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2017
With contributions from leading experts across disciplinary fields, this book explores best practices from the field's most notable researchers, as well as important historically based and politically focused challenges to a field whose impact has reached an important crossroads. The comprehensive and powerfully critical analysis considers the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Best Practices, Teaching Methods, Educational Practices
Khosrow-Pour, Mehdi, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
The rise of technology within educational settings has allowed for a substantial shift in the way in which educators teach learners of all ages. In order to implement these new learning tools, school administrators and teachers alike must seek new research outlining the latest innovations in the field. "Educational Technology Use and Design…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Adult Learning, Blended Learning
Wang, Victor C. X., Ed.; Bryan, Valerie C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
Today's ever-changing learning environment is characterized 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.…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Teaching Methods, Curriculum Development, Program Development
