Author: Mary Ellen CarnePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adult education
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Role Strain in the Returning Adult Student Role
Author: Mary Ellen CarnePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adult education
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The Relationship Between Multiple Adult Roles, Barriers to Learning, and Persistence/withdrawal for Returning Adult Students
Author: Daniele D. FlanneryLPN to RN Transitions
Author: Linda Lee PhelpsPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1975241940
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
LPN to RN Transitions: Achieving Success in Your New Role, 6th Edition, guides students in the transition from licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) to registered nurse (RN). Catering to diverse adult learning styles and settings, this text serves as a core resource as students navigate career advancement and discover a new scope of practice. This updated edition includes case studies that illustrate real-life experiences of fellow LPNs/LVNs transitioning to the RN role as interactive exercises designed to propel learners toward their academic and professional objectives. This guide emphasizes the decision-making and leadership skills essential for RNs, promoting confidence and lifelong learning in an evolving healthcare landscape.
Creating a Place for Adult Learners in Higher Education
Author: Amy D. RosePublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003808379
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
Creating a Place for Adult Learners in Higher Education offers deep insights into how to attract, teach, support, and retain students over the age of 25 – an important yet often overlooked student group. Comprehensive in scope, this book covers all the main aspects of adult students’ relationships with higher education institutions: recruitment, admissions, and financing; course and program provision and teaching approaches; and student support, retention, and completion. The discussion is bolstered by chapters of analysis on adult student demographics (including both diversities and commonalities), exploration of leadership challenges, and discussion of measurements of success. Drawing from the most up-to-date research as well as practical experience and descriptions of best practices by programs historically serving adults, the authors provide a broad set of strategies and recommendations to place adult students at the center of the educational process. Higher education leaders, practitioners, and administrators will find this book an invaluable resource as they seek to better account for and support this key student group, which now comprises approximately 30% of the US undergraduate population.
Allow Me To Introduce The Adult Learner
Author: Dr. Adrienne Werdann GarabedianPublisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098052277
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Teaching adult learners is more than just teaching the curriculum. ItaEUR(tm)s understanding who the adult learner is and identifying how each studentaEUR(tm)s experience and personal value can contribute to teaching and learning. In Allow Me to Introduce the Adult Learner, Dr. Adrienne Werdann Garabedian presents five factors to consider to effectively teach adult learners. A fascinating and quick read, exploring how, once classified as non-traditional learners, adult learners are being recognized more as a traditional student. The traditional student definition is slowly transforming to include the adult population returning to school. The journey continues with understanding what andragogy is and why pedagogical factors need to be combined with andragogical strategies when teaching adults. The responsibility of teaching adult learners is unlike ever before. It is the responsibility of each instructor to be able to recognize student experiences and align those experiences to concepts for effective teaching to take place. This is not a choice but necessary for effective engagement and learning. Allow Me to Introduce the Adult Learner emphasizes aEUR" teaching organized. This is the only way adult learners will be able to focus and feel comfortable in the learning environment. Lastly, this book explores the impact of AI in higher education and how that relates to teaching. Overall, this book is a great way for instructors of adult learners to really grasp how they can effectively engage adults and how it is critical to take each adult learneraEUR(tm)s experience and relate those experiences to the learning concepts.
The Sociology of Adult & Continuing Education
Author: Peter JarvisPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136628703
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocating one approach. It examines the theories of all the significant sociological writers in the field such as Knowles, Marx, Freire and Gramsci and sets them in the broader intellectual context. It also considers the content of the curriculum in adult education and the place of adult education in society at large. The author indicates the strengths and weaknesses of the different sociological perspectives and demonstrates how they can be used to analyse the function and purpose of adult and continuing education.
LPN to RN Transitions
Author: Nicki HarringtonPublisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1496382749
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Publisher’s Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. LPN to RN Transitions, 5th Edition, eases the return to academic life and helps licensed practical and vocational nurses effectively balance career, school, and personal pursuits on the journey to success in registered nursing programs. Case studies and interactive exercises guide readers in building a Personal Education Plan optimized for their unique skills, learning needs, and goals, giving aspiring registered nurses everything they need to confidently prepare for the rigors of RN programs.
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Author: The Relationship Between Life Stress and Role Conflict in the Lives of Adult Students
Author: Salvatore Samuel LanzilottiPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Adult education
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
A Profile of the R.N. Returning to School for a B.S.N. Degree
Author: Mary J. Helgeson KauschPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Health promotion
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description