Professional Development and Workplace Learning

Professional Development and Workplace Learning
Author: Information Resources Management Association
Publisher: Business Science Reference
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Career development
ISBN: 9781466686328

"This book explores the methods, skills, and techniques that are essential to lifelong learning and professional advancement offering critical insights for interested in the constantly shifting shape of the modern workforce"--

Workplace Literacy

Workplace Literacy
Author: Susan Imel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994-05
Genre:
ISBN: 9780788108020

Begins with an overview of trends and issues, followed by tips on locating and selecting resources. Descriptions of selected workplace literacy programs illustrate various aspects of program development. List of resource organizations on a state-by-state guide to literacy documents. Includes an annotated bibliography.

What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume III

What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume III
Author: MaryAnn Christison
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2014-03-05
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1135098573

What English Teachers Need to Know, a set of companion texts designed for pre-service teachers and teachers new to the field of ELT, addresses the key question: What do English language teachers need to know and be able to do in order for their students to learn English? These texts work for teachers across different contexts (countries where English is the dominant language, one of the official languages, or taught as a foreign language); different levels (elementary/primary, secondary, college or university, or adult education); and different learning purposes (general English, workplace English, English for academic purposes, or English for specific purposes). Volume I, on understanding learning, provides the background information that teachers need to know and be able to use in their classroom. Volume II, on facilitating learning, covers the three main facets of teaching: planning, instructing, and assessing. Volume III, on designing curriculum, covers the contexts for, processes in, and types of ELT curricula—linguistic based, content-based, learner-centered, and learning-centered. Throughout the three volumes, the focus is on outcomes, that is, student learning. Features • Situated in current research in the field of English language teaching and other disciplines that inform it • Sample data, including classroom vignettes • Three kinds of activities/tasks: Reflect, Explore, and Expand

Vocational Education

Vocational Education
Author: R. Nata
Publisher: Nova Publishers
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2003
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781590338070

Vocational education in America is a large and diverse enterprise. Spanning both secondary and post-secondary education, the curriculum offers programs in a wide range of subjects including agricultural science, accounting, word processing, retailing, fashion, respiratory therapy, child care, carpentry, welding, electronics and computer programming. Although vocational education is intended to help prepare students for work, both inside and outside the home, many educators and policymakers believe it has a broader mission: to provide a concrete, understandable context for learning and applying academic skills and concepts. The vocational curriculum appeals to a diverse group of students. Individuals from all racial-ethnic backgrounds and all levels of academic ability and socio-economic status take vocational education courses. The majority of secondary students preparing for college have taken at least one vocational course other than typing. Similarly, most post-secondary students enrolled in less-than-4-year institutions routinely participate in vocational education programs. This book describes vocational education in America as it has evolved as well as examines the patterns of program participation, selected student outcomes, and the characteristics of teachers.

Critical Perspectives on Work-Integrated Learning in Higher Education Institutions

Critical Perspectives on Work-Integrated Learning in Higher Education Institutions
Author: Nirmala Dorasamy
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2018-11-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1527522687

Governments around the world are committed to enhancing students’ “graduateness”. Work-integrated learning (WIL) is one of the many programmes which Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) can develop to promote this facet of student life. The incorporation of work-integrated learning in curriculum design and development can produce reciprocal benefits for students, workplaces, professions and communities. Any curriculum design and development endeavour relating to WIL requires appropriate resources to support curriculum development. This book serves to explore WIL programmes and experiences for the student, WIL coordinator and supervisor. It further integrates practical, relevant and reflective industry experience within the higher education curriculum to enhance student development. WIL has no uniformly or specific framework or approaches since it is an emerging field and is generally influenced by contextual factors. In view of the diversity in theory and practice and different purposes, whether pragmatic or practical, driving the adoption of one approach over another, this book highlight sthe diverse approaches that encapsulate WIL in South Africa.