Accessible Book On The Transfer Of Learning Which Draws On Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives From Education, Psychology And Management.DUBLIN Dublin, city, Republic of Ireland Dublin, Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county borough (1991 pop. 915,516), Leinster, capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. , Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48589) has announced the addition of "The Transfer of Learning" to their offering. This book addresses a crucial issue for all involved in education and training: the transfer of learning to new and different contexts. Educators, employers and learners face the problem of ensuring that what is learnt in the classroom is able to be adapted and used in the workplace. The book focuses on adult learners Adult learner is a term used to describe any person socially accepted as an adult who is in a learning process, whether it is formal education, informal learning, or corporate-sponsored learning. in professional and vocational contexts. The authors aim to provide an accessible book on the transfer of learning which draws on multi-disciplinary perspectives from education, psychology and management. The book is intended to be useful both for postgraduate postgraduate after first degree graduation, the registerable degree in veterinary science. postgraduate degree may be a research degree, e.g. PhD, or a course-work masterate with a vocational bias, or any combination of these. students and for practitioners wanting to deepen deep·en tr. & intr.v. deep·ened, deep·en·ing, deep·ens To make or become deep or deeper. deepen Verb to make or become deeper or more intense Verb 1. their understanding of transfer and for those interested in practical applications. It combines theory and practice from international research and the authors' own case studies of transfer involving learners engaged in professional development and study towards qualifications. Theories of adult learning, change and lifelong learning Lifelong learning is the concept that "It's never too soon or too late for learning", a philosophy that has taken root in a whole host of different organisations. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviors. are discussed in relation to the transfer of learning. The purpose of this book is to emphasise to tertiary tertiary (tûr`shēârē), in the Roman Catholic Church, member of a third order. The third orders are chiefly supplements of the friars—Franciscans (the most numerous), Dominicans, and Carmelites. educators and trainers the importance of transfer and in doing so highlight the participants voices as central foci in coming to an understanding of the process. By doing this it will balance the literature which has to date emphasized transfer from a trainers and/or organizations perspective. There has been little if any substantive material on tertiary transfer issues and yet demands are increasing for tertiary education Tertiary education, also referred to as third-stage, third level education, or higher education, is the educational level following the completion of a school providing a secondary education, such as a high school, secondary school, or gymnasium. providers to be more accountable and more focused on developing students ability to use their learning in everyday work situations. The book is unique in that it adopts a phenomenological perspective and underscores the significance of the participant's voices in understanding issues. Topics Covered: - Transfer of learning - Concepts, theories and approaches - The role of learning in transfer - Transfer of learning from the classroom to the workplace - A longitudinal lon·gi·tu·di·nal adj. Running in the direction of the long axis of the body or any of its parts. case study with case managers - Transfer of training in a cultural context: A Cook Islands teacher's professional development case study - Transfer of learning: A case study of preparing for future learning Facilitating transfer - Modelling transfer: Reflection on action For more information, visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c48589 |
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