A Lecturer's Guide to Further Education - Hardcover

Hayes, Dennis; Marshall, Toby; Turner, Alec

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0335220193 ISBN 13: 9780335220199

Publisher: Open University Press, 2007

Synopsis

• What are the key issues in FE?
• How does FE differ from other sectors of Education?
• What does the future hold for FE?

This book offers a unique and provocative guide for all lecturers committed to providing the best education and training possible in the changing world of Further Education.

The authors examine key issues such as:

• How teaching in FE differs from others sectors
• The motivations of learners
• The use of new technologies in the classroom
• The techniques adopted by college managers
• The changing assessment methods
• The introduction of personalised learning
• An analysis of the politics behind the training of lecturers.

Written in an accessible style, every chapter presents a different and challenging approach to key issues in Further Education.

A Lecturer’s Guide to Further Education is essential reading for all new and experienced Further Education lecturers.

About this title

About the Author

Dennis Hayes is Head of the Centre for Professional Learning, Canterbury Christ Church University. During 2006-7, he was joint president of the University and College Union

Edition details

• Publisher: Open University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0335220193
• ISBN 13: 9780335220199
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200