Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult education    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Education And Religion    6. Educational anthropology    7. General    8. Religious aspects    9. Sociology Of Education    10. Spiritual life    11. Teaching    12. Cultural studies    13. Education / Adult & Continuing Education    14. Higher & further education    15. Spirituality   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Allied Health Services - Emergency Medical Services    3. Education    4. Emergency medical personnel    5. Emergency medical services    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Study and teaching    8. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    9. Training of    10. Accident & emergency medicine    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Emergency Medical Services   

Reviews (18)

A Nontraditional Man, One Great Book & A Dream Comes True!
How often is it that one book answers all of our questions about any given topic? How often is a reference book a one-stop-shop for all that we're looking for? My typical experience is, more often than not, having to read several different books before I can locate ALL of the information I'm looking for. Finally, an awesome great book that answers every possible question about nontraditional higher education!
Not just for undergraduates!
Although Fungaroli's book is geared to adults who haven't finished college -- and some who never started -- returning students can benefit at any age and any degree level. A Masterpiece
At one time, I may have owned the largest collection of college bulletins in the world.In each of the past ten years since my high school graduation, the stack has grown higher and higher.Each contains a glimpse of a world I promised myself I would return to someday; each contains the promise of a brighter future.One day, I read Dr. Sargent's book Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult college students    3. College Guides    4. College student orientation    5. Continuing Higher Education    6. Degrees, Academic    7. Education / Teaching    8. Higher    9. Study Aids    10. Study Guides    11. United States    12. Education / Adult & Continuing Education   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. General   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult Education    3. Continuing Education    4. Education    5. Education / Teaching    6. General    7. Education / General   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Education    5. Human Resources & Personnel Management    6. Non-Formal Education    7. Training    8. Adult education    9. Teaching skills & techniques   

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Informatively guides its readers through the seven-year study and the works of nearly forty academic experts
Expertly compiled and co-edited by the team of Sharan B. Merriam (Professor of Adult Education at the University of Georgia), Bradley C. Courtenay (Professor of Adult Education at the University of Georgia), and Ronald M. Cervero (Professor and head of the department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy at the University of Georgia), Global Issues And Adult Education: Perspectives From Latin America, Southern Africa, And The United States is a 520-page compendium of well informed and knowledgeably written interpretations and investigations of modernization and the importance of adult education with the challenges faced daily with the innovations and technology, as well as world issues at hand. Introducing readers to the concept of global productivity and progression as result of proper adult education, Global Issues And Adult Education informatively guides its readers through the seven-year study and the works of nearly forty academic experts on the topic of worldly supportive and positive aspect of proper adult education. Global Issues And Adult Education is very highly recommended reading, especially for students of adult education for its invaluable and scholarly presentations of educating today's adults.
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Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult education    3. Africa, Southern    4. Education    5. Education / Teaching    6. Latin America    7. Research    8. United States    9. Education / Adult & Continuing Education   

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You "Go On Girl"
I think I read about your book in Essence or saw it on Oprah, can't remember, but I am so glad that I did.It has helped me start a book club with a few friends that enjoy reading, but also just enjoy the company ofother african-american women. It's a great way to get away from the husbandand kids and bond with your friends.One thing that we are going to add toour club is a community kitchen, we will be cooking with one another also. A "Must Read" forthecasualor serious reader!
Where else can you find: 1. The history of African American reading groups in America 2. The history of African American literature genres 3. The history of the only African American national reading group network this book was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book is just what I needed to start a book club in my area. I have not quite read all about the different authors. Telling us from start to finish is the best outline I have ever read in starting a project like thisone. Thanks so much for sharing a book like this for African Americanwomen.I will keep you in touch about the one I am going to attempt to starthere in Columbia ,Tn. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African American women    2. American - African American & Black    3. Book clubs (Discussion groups)    4. Books & Reading    5. Books and reading    6. Go on Girl! Book Club    7. Group reading    8. Handbooks, manuals, etc    9. Literary Criticism    10. Reference    11. United States    12. Literary Criticism & Collections / African-American & Black   

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Ihave the 2004 edition
The 2004 version is very readable and comprehensive. Princeton books continue to be a step above the others in readability. A lot less cumbersome than most. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult Education    3. Educational Tests And Measurements (Higher Education)    4. GED (General Educational Development Tests)    5. General educational development tests    6. High school equivalency examinations    7. Study Aids    8. Study Guides    9. Test Prep    10. Study Aids / GED (General Educational Development Tests)   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult education    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Higher    6. Learning    7. Multicultural Education    8. Teaching Methods & Materials - General    9. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / General   

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I went to college at the age of 20
This is a book for a student who just finished HIgh school at 20 yrs. old like I did or have gotten a GED. My mom says it's never too late to learn and go to college. YOu could be young or old and still earn a diploma late in HIgh School and a GED.
Great guide
This was featured in the Boston Globe in a section for adults going back to school. I found it very concise and useful!

The best guide for adult college students
This book is an excellent resource for adults, especially full-time working adults, preparing to return to or start higher education programs.The author does a wonderful job of helping potential students "shop around" for the schools and programs that will meet specific goals of each student.Admissions recruiters' job is to sell the school they work for, this book helps shoppers look at options available in a non-bias way. Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult Education    3. College Guides    4. Continuing education    5. General    6. Handbooks, manuals, etc    7. Higher Education (Specific Aspects)    8. Reference    9. United States    10. Reference / General   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult education    3. Adult learning    4. Developmental psychology    5. Education    6. Education / Teaching    7. Educational Psychology    8. Psychological aspects    9. Cognition & cognitive psychology    10. Education / Educational Psychology   

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John Holt (through this book)inspired me to learn/play Chess.
This book, to me, inspired me to pick up chess. I have never in my life learned to play chess because to me it was quite hard, but i gave it a go. I searched for a good cd rom as compared to finding a teacher or a book and in the end learned to play chess in about a month. It took me about a month to play because chess was something so new to me, but once i got the hang of it, everything was like childs play. John Holt proved to me that certain things can be overcomed-if one tries very hard. At times, it won't work but in others it will. The program that i buoght was" how to play chess with fritz and chesster-part 1".
Musical Memoirs
This book contains the musical memoirs of John Holt, amateur cellist.Throughout his life, Holt was fascinated with the process of learning and of education.He taught classes in elementary schools, and he published a number of books including "How Children Fail."In this book, Holt presents many observations about his own struggles to learn music.Holt didn't come from a musical family and had practically no training in music as a young person.However, starting in his teenage years, he developed a great love of listening to music.Over the next few decades, he dallied with learning the guitar and flute, but it wasn't until he was 40 that he began studying music in earnest on the cello.Of all instruments to choose, the cello is not one to be taken up lightly, for it is notoriously difficult in its fingerings, bowings, and tone quality.Holt found that his musical studies were requiring more and more of his time, but he also found the time spent on working with his instrument to be so rewarding that he was willing to give up many of his other activities so as to have more time to practice and learn.
Not Happy
This book really did not meet my expectations.The author, an educator actually gave very little insight into his learning of the cello as an older adult. Much of the book is biographical and is disappointing because the author really is not much of a musician.He really had very little musical background.It is confusing because one moment he is talking of his proficiency playing difficult pieces and the next it is clear that he is having trouble with the basics of reading music or understanding music theory. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1923-    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Composers & Musicians - General    5. Education    6. Holt, John Caldwell,    7. Individual Instrumentalists    8. Musicians    9. United States    10. Adult education    11. Advice on careers & achieving success    12. Holt, John Caldwell   

Editorial Review

In some ways, the adult returning to college will find the experience much easier than it would have been in his or her youth, to the extent that the "mature student" will wonder why everyone doesn't wait till adolescence is long gone before engaging with lectures and majors and essays and exams. But while the distractions of youth may be fewer, your certainty about the goal greater and pursuit of it more dedicated, there are complications to adult education, and every bit of preparation helps. In fact, thinking it through, reading a book, and working out some of the conflicts in advance is precisely the sorts of things you probably Read more

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Preparing for an education
The intended audience for this book is an older student who is going to college to earn some kind of undergraduate degree.It's probably unnecessary for those seeking higher degrees, but some younger students might benefit from reading it.The author is a Psychology professor and much of the book draws from theories of learning.You'll also see some psychoanalysis in the discussions of anecdotal stories.If you're not into that, it may be a problem.The author is best at discussing the broader issues concerning school such as motivation and knowing your support systems, while the details about writing a term paper, or overcoming math anxiety were thin and almost useless. Some stuff I knew already, but some really great study info!
I picked this book up with the intension of just skimming it but I read every page!I also recommended this book to several of my friends that are going back to college.The author gives you some really interesting and effective strategies for studying(I've tried them - and got 104% on the next test I took), writing papers, scheduling your time.It was really helpful and I would recommend it to any college student not only older ones! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. College Guides    3. Education    4. Handbooks & Manuals    5. Higher    6. Reference    7. Specific Groups In Higher Education    8. Study Guides    9. Adult education    10. Higher & further education    11. Reference works    12. Social groups & communities   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Classroom management    3. Education    4. Education / Teaching    5. Educational Psychology    6. Learning    7. Learning, Psychology of    8. Philosophy & Social Aspects    9. Social aspects    10. Teacher-student relationships    11. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning    12. Education / General    13. Teaching of those with special educational needs   

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Good for studying
I needed this book for an online course.It was interesting that this book could spur so many new ideas that I have now.I learned that many historical figures that I have admired as authors, performers, and scientists, could be adult educators because of the stances to think, to change, and to influence others in society. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult Education    3. Canada    4. Education    5. Education / Teaching    6. General    7. United States    8. Education / General   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Counseling - Vocational Guidance    3. Counseling of    4. Education    5. Education / Teaching    6. Education Of Exceptional Children    7. Guidance And Counseling    8. Handicapped    9. Life skills    10. Philosophy & Social Aspects    11. Special Education - General    12. Students with disabilities    13. Study and teaching    14. United States    15. Education / Special Education / General    16. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. GED (General Educational Development Tests)    3. General    4. Study Aids    5. Study Guides    6. Tests    7. Education    8. Study Aids / GED (General Educational Development Tests)    9. The Arts: General Issues   

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Administering Successful Programs
Galbraith, M.W., Sisco, B.R., & Guglielmino, L.M. Administering Successful Programs for Adults: Promoting Excellence in Adult, Community and Continuing Education. Krieger Publishing Company, Malabar, FL, 1997. Pp. vii + 187.When the opportunity to review a book written by three acknowledged professionals, in not only adult educational instruction, but also in research and publication, the expectation of quality would seem foreseeable.In this case, the expectation was a reality.From the "Preface" to the final chapter, the student is presented with a clear, concise, and literary explanation, of a relevant and timely topic, the administration of programs. To often, authors of scholarly texts, find it necessary to use professional language, understandable only by experts in the discipline or subject matter. This is not the case with this publication.The text was written and published with current, or "would be", administrators in mind.The primary goal of the authors is to convey a basic understanding of the administrative process. The authors of Administering Successful Programs for Adults, include in their "Preface", an excellent synopsis of the book.The text has nine chapters. Chapter 1 is concerned with and titled the "Administrator".This chapter "...examines the settings and contexts in which the administrative role is carried out", and includes "...a self-assessment inventory that allows", students to discover pertinent knowledge about themselves (p.viii).Chapter 2, "Approaches to Administration", is just that.The authors examine, "The classical, human relations, organization behavior, contingency, and systems perspectives..." and "...their appropriateness for adult, community, and continuing education" (p.viii).In Chapter 3, "Determining Program Content", they address "...the administrator's role and involvement in the process of determining program content", with an emphasis on the macro approach."Budgeting and Financing" are the topics of Chapter 4.Different types of budgets are discussed, along with "...useful tips on how to develop a successful budget..." and "...and how to augment funding..." (p.viii).Chapter 5, "Selecting and Developing Staff", explains that this "...is an essential function of administrators in adult, community, and continuing education agencies and organizations" (p.viii).A plan is presented which includes ideas on role identification, selection, and development, of staff."Marketing and Public Relations", "Chapter 6, is dedicated to the understanding of marketing and the essential elements of a marketing plan and promotional strategies" (p.ix).Chapter 7, "Evaluating Programs", "...is devoted to the process of evaluating programs for adult", and includes suggestions on "...the design and application of an evaluation plan" (p.ix)."Legal and Ethical Considerations", is the subject of Chapter 8.These include, "...affirmative action and equal employment opportunity guidelines..." as well as information about "...the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990..." and "...ethical dilemmas confronting the administrator..." (p.ix). Chapter 9 is concerned with "Maintaining Effectiveness As an Administrator", "...through professional development of yourself and others" (p.ix).It "...concludes with a brief annotated listing of resources found to be particularly helpful in ensuring administrative and organizational success" (p.ix). This content summary presents a view of the explicit and concise style of this text. Administrating Successful Programs for Adults was written as an introductory text or primer, to be used and perused by "would be", new, or existing administrators.It will not replace Niccolo Machiavelli's, The Prince.It will, because of its condensed or abbreviated style, be a useful tablet.The theme of each chapter is clearly developed and the included "Summary" is a definite plus.There are an adequate, not an overpowering, number of explanatory tables, models and charts.The numbering system for these items, at the bottom, rather than the more common placement at the top, seemed awkward.The documentation and referencing of source and contemporary or companion literature is complete and aptly supplemented by the brief but sufficient annotated listing included in Chapter 9.Fortunately, which is not always the case in referenced material, the authors documentation, in this text, does not interrupt or detract from the intended subject matter.There is nothing unique about the organization or presentation of the information available, or the written prose, in Administrating Successful Programs for Adults, except that the style and substance could be used as an example of plain English.This style, one of clarity, not circumlocution, is not found, often enough, in academic publications. We live in a world of administrating and administrators.In order to progress and prosper, we must continually create and implement compromise.It is extremely difficult to reach a position where compromise is a possibility, much less a reality, without administrative assistance.The use of this text can assist in making compromise a possibility. I fear that the authors have, unwittingly, underestimated their audience. They have proposed, that "...adult, community and continuing educational programs for adults"(p.x), might benefit from this publication.These are, for me, the underestimated audience.The general resource nature of this volume, its ability to present the administrative process in broad strokes, and in clear and plain vocabulary, make it a viable and usable document, for this every growing and demanding group of learners and activists.These groups, adult, community and continuing educational organizations, must have access to the administrative expertise that will lead them in the direction of compromise, if they are to be the positive and productive force they should and intent to be. Many adult, community and continuing educational texts address the concept of the "Critical Thinker". The essence of "Critical Thinking" is very clear explained in Administering Successful Programs of Adults.I consider the process of "Critical Thinking", a clear and detailed road to reaching compromise, a result desired by any progressing administrative program.Although administering compromise, is only one of many important concepts included in this text, I find this example, a sterling explanation of why, I believe the authors attained their goal, of publishing a book and thereby providing a primer for, easy access to knowledge of the administrative process. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Adult & Continuing Education    3. Adult Education    4. Continuing education    5. Education    6. Education / Teaching    7. Educational Administration   

Subjects:  1. Adult & Continuing Education    2. Adult Education    3. Adult learning    4. Biographical methods    5. Education    6. Education / Teaching    7. Specific Teaching Methods    8. Education / Adult & Continuing Education    9. Education / General