The use of technology within the lifelong learning sector brings many benefits to learners, teachers and managers. Aimed at trainee and practising teachers, this book contains clear, practical guidance on how to use technology and e-learning effectively to enhance all aspects of teaching and learning in the post-compulsory sector.
Alan Clarke explains the technologies that are available and how to use them from whiteboards and virtual learning environments to digital photographs, podcasts and e-portfolios. Each chapter is fully aligned with the new LLUK standards and...
The use of technology within the lifelong learning sector brings many benefits to learners, teachers and managers. Aimed at trainee and practising ...
This book provides students and practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to evaluation research. The author illustrates the contribution both quantitative and qualitative methods can make to evaluation, and stresses the important part played by theory in the evaluation enterprise.
This book provides students and practitioners with a comprehensive introduction to evaluation research. The author illustrates the contribution both q...
Universally condemned and everywhere illegal, torture goes on in democracies as well as in dictatorships. Nonetheless, many Americans were surprised following the attacks of 9/11 at how easily the United States embraced torture as well as the supposedly lesser evil of cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. Nothing seemed extreme when it came to questioning real and imagined terrorists. Extraordinary rendition--sending people captured in the "war on terror" to nations long counted among the world's worst human rights violators--hid from the public eye cruel and bloody interrogations....
Universally condemned and everywhere illegal, torture goes on in democracies as well as in dictatorships. Nonetheless, many Americans were surprised f...
Here is a guide to help students exploit IT to aid their studies. It demonstrates how information and communication technologies can help with writing, analysis, research, communication and presentation. Most students will know how to word process but not how to exploit word processing applications to write longer documents, add footnotes, insert tables, create indexes, track changes, or add figures, and may have not used a spreadsheet to analyze data. Focusing on Microsoft Office programs, this book will help students develop intermediate or advanced IT skills in those areas most relevant to...
Here is a guide to help students exploit IT to aid their studies. It demonstrates how information and communication technologies can help with writing...
"The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition "explores the impact of current social changes on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an overview of the fundamental concerns in these areas. This new edition features a brand new chapter entitled 'End of Life' which will help health and social care workers to respond with confidence to one of the most difficult and challenging areas of care. The 'End of Life' chapter includes information on changing attitudes to death, theories of death and dying, and palliative care. All chapters have been thoroughly updated to address diversity issues...
"The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition "explores the impact of current social changes on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an overvie...
ICT has been formally identified as an essential life skill. This text provides teachers and trainers with the skills to develop successful ICT learning programmes in line with the new ICT Skill for Life Standard. It focuses on improving the quality of provision through extending the range of teaching and learning strategies, meeting individual needs while using participative methods, and motivating the learner. All aspects of a successful ICT programme are covered, from how to assess learners at the start of a course to ways of enhancing teachers' and trainers' professional development.
ICT has been formally identified as an essential life skill. This text provides teachers and trainers with the skills to develop successful ICT learni...
The teacher training framework, introduced in September 2007, requires all teachers in the post-16 sector to possess knowledge, understanding and personal skills to at least level 2 in the minimum core for ICT. Coverage and assessment of the minimum core have to be embedded in all Certificate and Diploma courses leading to QTLS and ATLS status. This book is a practical guide to ICT for trainee teachers in the Lifelong Learning Sector. It enables trainee teachers to identify and develop their own ICT skills and to support their students in ICT.
The teacher training framework, introduced in September 2007, requires all teachers in the post-16 sector to possess knowledge, understanding and pers...
The development of the festival and event industry has seen large scale growth and extensive government support as a result of objectives to enhance and project the image of place and leverage positive sponsorship and regeneration opportunities. As we move deeper into austerity measures prompted by economic recession, community festivals and events as a sacred or profane time of celebration can be considered even more important than ever before.
This book for the first time explores the role and importance of community, culture and its impact through festivals and events. Split into two...
The development of the festival and event industry has seen large scale growth and extensive government support as a result of objectives to enhanc...
The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition explores the impact of current social changes on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an overview of the fundamental concerns in these areas. This new edition features a brand new chapter entitled 'End of Life' which will help health and social care workers to respond with confidence to one of the most difficult and challenging areas of care. The 'End of Life' chapter includes information on changing attitudes to death, theories of death and dying, and palliative care. All chapters have been thoroughly updated to address diversity...
The Sociology of Healthcare, Second Edition explores the impact of current social changes on health, illness and healthcare, and provides an ov...
Hospitality Business Development analyses and evaluates the different aspects of business growth routes and development processes in the international hospitality industry. It considers the essential features of the strategic business context, in which any hospitality organisation operates, and:
Explores the essential requirements and challenges of hospitality business development, and the implications which these present for hospitality operators.
Explains how differentiation and innovation can become key to organizational success and provides you with...
Hospitality Business Development analyses and evaluates the different aspects of business growth routes and development processes in the i...
