Returning to Study
A Guide for Professionals
Published on 1. July 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-335-20131-0 (ISBN)
Description
Are you: thinking about returning to college or university? Wondering how to reconcile the demands of career and study? Looking for ways to sharpen up your study skills and make the most of your course of study? If so, then look no further. This sympathetic book has been written specifically for professional people returning to study. Returning to study as an adult learner may seem a daunting and intimidating experience, but as Stuart Powell shows, this need not be the case. With an emphasis on enabling students to make the most of the courses in which they participate, the book provides practical guidance and strategies to increase confidence, enhance skills and develop critical awareness and creativity. The book draws upon the experiences of students in a wide range of disciplines, from social work to engineering, to provide essential support for any professional person studying in higher education.
Reviews / Votes
"This book is a valuable resource for all those involved in education. It draws together many of the current ideas about the effect of change on teachers' lives and lets them speak for themselves about the development of their professional identity." - British Journal of Educational Studies "This book is a thoughtful, passionate and vividly documented account of the impact on teachers and teaching of one of the most significant eras of educational change in history...This book will deservedly take its place in the growing literature on thepersonal educational effects of government policy in the past decade. I found it thought-provoking and readable...a fascinating book" - British Journal of Sociology of EducationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
references, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-20131-0 (9780335201310)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Professor Stuart Powell trained as a teacher and worked in schools as a class teacher and head teacher before returning to study as a mature student. Since moving into higher education, he has taught students returning to study at University level in a number of disciplines and has researched aspects of critical thinking and ways of learning.
Content
Preface Introduction Thinking and learning Working and communicating with others Effective reading and listening Planning to write Effective writing Writing a dissertation or report Conclusion References Index.