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The Convergence of Distance and Conventional Education
This volume of essays from leading British, North American and Australasian contributors looks at the issues of the convergence of distance and conventional education. The term 'convergence' refers to the breaking down of barriers between open and distance learning and conventional institutions, and the creation of more and more institutions working across a range of modes. Such convergence has been driven by a number of factors, including the new technologies for teaching and learning, the impact of lifelong learning policies, the entry of larger than ever numbers of adult part-time students into tertiary education, and the demands of both employers and individuals for professional and work...
Giving Voice to Diversity in Criminological Research
The people most impacted by criminal justice policies and practices are seldom included in the decision-making processes that affect their lives. Building on the ‘nothing about us without us’ social movement, this edited volume advocates an inclusive approach to criminology that gives voice to historically marginalized, silenced, and ignored groups. Incorporating the experiences of service users, academics, and state and grassroots practitioners, this volume considers how researchers might bridge the gap between theory and lived experience. It furthers criminological scholarship by capturing the voices of marginalized groups and exploring how criminology can authentically incorporate these voices.
Rethinking Learner Support in Distance Education
Distance learning is becoming an increasingly popular way of studying, and most universities now provide courses using these methods. Today's students, though, are demanding high quality, consumer-focused and flexible courses, as well as learning resources and active learner support. This means that providers of distance education need to reconsider key issues about their learner support systems, ensuring that this is delivered appropriately and effectively. Considering the changing needs and demands of distance education students, this book draws together contributions from the UK, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, Japan, South Africa and Botswana, to offer an international perspective on: * the challenges and opportunities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) * quality assurance, commercialisation and the learner as consumer * the impact on learners of cultural differences on internationalised curricula * the implications for learner support of a wider range of learners This book should be read by all those involved in developing and delivering distance education courses.
Teaching Tomorrow's Nurses
Teaching Tomorrow’s Nurses: A Technology-Enhanced Approach is your field guide to optimal learning outcomes through technology. Packed with expert perspectives from across the nursing education spectrum, this comprehensive toolkit walks you through the why and how of using technology to engage and evaluate learners, empowering you to make informed choices and confidently implement them in your course. Embrace your potential and ensure student success with: Detailed descriptions of traditional and emerging technologies relevant to nursing academia;Evidence-based advantages and challenges for each tool; Straightforward evaluation protocols and approaches; Sample cases that guide you through course integration for in-person and virtual learning models;Real-world examples mapped to learning objectives
Desert Moon
Irresistible attraction Natalie knew she should be grateful to Flynn O'Rourke. He'd helped her out of a sticky situation. But it was hard to be indebted to a man who strode into your life and took it over. Besides, Natalie felt she couldn't trust him. Flynn seemed to have something else on his mind--she could only hope that it wasn't what was bothering her. It wouldn't do for both of them to feel this overwhelming attraction when they were all alone in the hot North African sand Dreams can come true in Jennifer Taylor's spellbinding new trilogy. Look out for TIDES OF LOVE next month
Women and Distance Education
This book provides valuable insights into the situation of women in distance education around the world. A wide variety of evidence from different countries supports the conclusion that open and distance learning has the potential to provide equal opportunities in higher and continuing education and that these are currently being missed. The author provides conclusive evidence that distance education, while involving a degree of risk to the stability of families and relationships, etc., nevertheless offers women a chance which, on balance, is worth taking. The author says that it is up to distance education policy makers to provide a framework for women students which will limit the risks and maximise the opportunities. Drawing on fascinating case study material, this book presents vital information for these policy makers.
What's Your Rate?
Your One-Stop-Shop in the Home Buying Process What Every Homeowner Needs to Know Before They Sign on the Dotted Line Thinking about buying a home? The dream of home ownership has become a reality for millions of people in the last few years. With this book in hand, now it can be yours too. What's Your Rate? How to Buy a Home and Secure Your Financial Future at the Same Time offers a unique perspective into the process of buying a home. At the same time, it helps you to formulate a financial plan and put together your financial team. Don't neglect to consider your insurance needs, investment strategies, college funding, estate planning or passing on a legacy. These critical factors are often ...
Campaign for President
In this book, a distinguished group of presidential campaign staff, journalists, and observers take us inside the 2020 race for the Republican and Democratic nominations and general election, guiding us through each candidate's campaign from the time each candidate announced his or her intention to seek the presidency through the primaries, conventions, and up to election day. Meeting under the auspices of the Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, the candid discussion allows us to learn about the motivations of each candidate, strategies they deployed, and lessons they learned. In addition, representatives from the major SUPERPACS share their strategies and evaluate their impact in an election characterized by unprecedented campaign spending. Campaign for President: The Managers Look at 2020 is essential reading for anyone interested in the inner workings of national political campaigns.
Basic Education at a Distance
Open and distance learning has been used in many ways in the recent past to provide both primary education and adult education. The Commonwealth of Learning works with governments, schools and universities with the aim of strengthening the capacities of Commonwealth member countries in developing human resources required for their economic and social development. Many existing policy documents link distance education with new information and communication technologies, portraying them as a promising universal access and exponential growth of learning. This book answers the key questions to these issues and assesses the impact and effect of the experience of basic education at a distance all over the world and in a wide variety of forms. This is the first major overview of this topic for twenty years.
Online Distance Education
Online Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda offers a systematic overview of the major issues, trends, and areas of priority in online distance education research. In each chapter, an international expert or team of experts provides an overview of one timely issue in online distance education, summarizing major research on the topic, discussing theoretical insights that guide the research, posing questions and directions for future research, and discussing the implications for distance education practice as a whole. Intended as a primary reference and guide for distance educators, researchers, and policymakers, Online Distance Education addresses aspects of distance education practice that have often been marginalized, including issues of cost and economics, concerns surrounding social justice, cultural bias, the need for faculty professional development, and the management and growth of learner communities. At once soundly empirical and thoughtfully reflective, yet also forward-looking and open to new approaches to online and distance teaching, this text is a solid resource for researchers in a rapidly expanding discipline.
