To become an effective educator involves the understanding how adults learn best and thus, identifying their learning styles and needs. Malcolm Knowles states that andragogy (adult learning) is “the art and science of helping adults learn” (Zmeyov 1998; Fidishun 2000)1. Lifelong learning consists of the attainment of enriching knowledge and skills, as a result, indicating a change in actions. (1) This course based on practicality provided an explanation, demonstration and supported hands on practice
today’s critical economic crisis, Egypt must provide a skilled workforce to attract business, and lifelong learning to retain it. Education for all Egyptians is no longer an option; it is the only way to survive the economic crisis. The aim of this paper is to clarify the importance of e-learning tools for education in Egypt, discussing e-learning tools categories in education, the paper also will review developing countries experience in e-learning, the opportunities and challenges offered through e-learning
so many years in education. Technology allows its user to become more independent and aggressive in finding knowledge. For the past few years, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) has received special attention in the education world. The unlimited boundaries of knowledge-searching have definitely made MOOC as one of the choices in learning and teaching online as it is an online learning course that is open freely. Although there are many challenges in adapting MOOC into the education world, one prominent
Every year, millions of college students take developmental education courses. Developmental courses are classes that students must take if they are shown to be below grade level. They are usually taken in reading, math, and English and they are non-credit. They are supposed to help students get to the skill level that they need to be successful in college. However, developmental courses have actually done more harm than good. More than fifty percent of students entering a two year college and more
Introduction Inclusive education has been widely interpreted and defined. It is applicable to all pupils with the aim of removing barriers to learning and engagement for all pupils (Pijl et al., 2008). Creating an inclusive education system has become the political agenda of many countries in the recent years: there is a shift in the education system in schools and an increasing numbers of pupils with special needs are enrolled in mainstream schools (Meijer, 2003). Singapore has also witnessed a
stories as remembered by former slaves who were living in the late 1930’s in his volume, Homeless, Friendless, and Penniless. Based on a substantial collection of interviews, this volume conveys the treatment of slaves, life on the plantation, and experiences living through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Included in the volume are interviews from slaves not only in Indiana but in eleven different states in the south, the majority being from Kentucky. The volume is comprised with an extensive introduction
importance of education. Macionis and Plummer (2005) suggest that education is the “social institution guiding the transmission of knowledge, job skills, cultural norms and values”(2010: 514). The importance of adult and further education is stressed by national, European and international policy documents as being critical to economic, social and cultural initiatives, capable of benefiting all sectors of society. Historically Ireland has had a strong community based adult education sector. Social
R. M., Bures, E. M., Borokhovski, E., & Tamim, R. (2010, July). Interaction in distance education and online learning: Using evidence and theory to improve practice. The Evolution from Distance Education to Distributed Learning. Symposium conducted at Memorial Union Biddle Hotel, Bloomington, IN. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12528-011-9043-x In a continuation of a meta-analysis of distance and online education, the authors explored “interactions: among students, between the instructor and students
new possibilities have been implemented into the lives of emerging adults. There have been six distinct changes in society that have led to the development of Emerging Adulthood. These factors include growth of a higher education, delay
organized. When the world moved towards industrialization and economic development in the later half of the 20th century, women were granted rights and access into fields previously dominated by men. With the gradual entry of women into higher-tier education and subsequently the labor force over the years, traditional Parsonian families are slowly diminishing, paving way for a new era of contemporary family structures and family life. (Straughan, 1999) With industrialization came the rise of demographic