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Learning that Transforms Lives
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Taylor, Carol – Adults Learning, 2012
In Adult Learners' Week last year there was a first-time national award, sponsored by Pearson, for the Adult Apprentice of the Year. There were 81 nominees from across the age range and from a multitude of jobs. Staff at NIACE were keen to find out more about their stories so they analysed their nominations, asked for more information and…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Self Esteem, Community Programs
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Leyland, Peter – Adults Learning, 2010
In the fourth series of Baltimore-set drama series "The Wire," a former policeman turned teacher realises that he can only promote the learning of disaffected kids by engaging them, using their own experience as a trigger. The power of this idea made the author realised that as an adult tutor, the closer one gets to what interests the…
Descriptors: Instructional Innovation, Accreditation (Institutions), Student Motivation, Student Interests