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Adult Educational Psychology is useful for those encountering psychology as a subject in adult education courses as well as those with an interest in the psychology of adult development. It is directly relevant for teachers in higher education, instructors in technical and further education, staff development and human resource practitioners as well as community educators.
This handbook offers a comprehensive review on career guidance, with an emphasis on the applied aspects of guidance together with research methods and perspectives. It features contributions from more than 30 leading authorities in the field from Asia, Africa, America, Australasia and Europe and draws upon a wide range of career guidance paradigms and theoretical perspectives. This handbook covers such subjects as educational and vocational guidance in a social context, theoretical foundations, educational and vocational guidance in practice, specific target groups, testing and assessment, and evaluation.
The Eloquence of Effort echoes the merits of conscientious toil. It provides an insightful look into the benefits of sustained socio-economic effort. To convincingly argue that dreams are only achievable through mind-numbing toil, the writer draws heavily from biographical, philosophical, economic, religious, historical and scientific data. Work is the mission; the multiple rewards are the byproducts, he argues. Moreover, the pleasure resides in the effort, not the results. Against the dark backdrop of malignancies inflicted on society by unrepentant leeches, the benefit of conscientious work is sharply focused. The reader is imperceptibly nudged into a higher plane of reality: namely, purpo...
This volume, the first book dedicated to career development of children and adolescents, provides a broad and comprehensive overview of the current knowledge about the key career processes that take place in this age group.
Excel Test Skills - Selective Schools and Scholarship Tests Years 5-6 is a comprehensive study guide for the selective schools and scholarship tests (usually undertaken in Year 6). The book contains sections on all four types of tests - Maths, English, General Abi lity and Written Expression - so students can prepare for exams wi th a minimum of stress and maximum results. In this book your chi ld will find: an introductory section on how best to prepar e for selective schools and scholarship examinations hundreds o f practice questions for Mathematics, English, General Ability and Writt en Expression answers to all multiple-choice questions explanations that outline the thinking skills required for each questio n a complete trial test paper
Alcoholism is a disorder characterised by the excessive consumption of and dependence on alcoholic beverages, leading to physical and psychological harm and impaired social and vocational functioning. This book gathers new and important research on this socially and medically destructive disorder. These include addiction issues, forms of treatment, behavioural and clinical studies.
Excel Tests - Selective Schools and Scholarship General Abil ity Tests Years 5-6 is a comprehensive study guide for the General Abili ty section of the Selective Schools and Scholarship Tests (usually under taken in Year 6). The questions test a wide variety of skills including word knowledge, number series, analogies, reasoning, spatial ability and anagrams. In this book your child will find: an int roductory section on how best to prepare for the Selective Schools and S cholarship examinations nine multiple-choice General Ability Te sts answers to all questions explanations that outline the thinking skills required for each question a table for eac h test that allows you to pinpoint problem areas
This book examines a topic widely regarded as the most pressing in career counselling today, i.e., how to ensure that everyone receives career counselling and that all workers have the opportunity to engage in sustainable, decent work. The author holds that career counselling should not only advance workers’ self- and career construction, helping them design successful career-lives and make social contributions, and live purposeful lives – it should also expound new theoretical approaches and interventions. Furthermore, the book criticizes global society for overlooking the basic needs of many workers, especially the most vulnerable and disadvantaged. An important feature of the book is ...
Describes the principal findings of happiness researchers, assesses the strengths and weaknesses of such research, and looks at how governments could use results when formulating policies to improve the lives of citizens.