New research in education : adult, medical and vocational / Edmondo Balistrieri and Giustino DeNino, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Balistrieri, Edmondo.

DeNino, Giustino.

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult education.

Medical education.

Vocational education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (172 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In a broad sense, education refers to any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual. This book reviews the most current research from around the globe on adult, vocational medical education.

Contents:

Intro

NEW RESEARCH IN EDUCATION:ADULT, MEDICAL AND VOCATIONAL

CONTENTS

PREFACE

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND GRADUATEOUTCOMES: DOES AGE MATTER?∗*

ABSTRACT

I. INTRODUCTION

II. AGE AND ACADEMIC AND LABOR MAKRET SUCCESS:WHAT DO WE ALREADY KNOW?

(A) Age and Academic Success

(B) Age and Graduate Starting Salaries

III. DATA AND ESTIMATING EQUATIONS

(A) Model of Tertiary Academic Performance

(B) Model of Starting Salaries

IV. EMPIRICAL FINDINGS

(A) Overview of the Data

(B) Determinants of Tertiary Academic Performance

(C) Determinants of Starting Salaries

V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

APPENDIX ADEFINITION OF VARIABLES

REFERENCES

TRANSFORMING CHINA'S ADULT AND CONTINUINGEDUCATION: STRUCTURE, MANAGEMENT, ANDQUALITY

INTRODUCTION

HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE MARKET

ADULT HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

Adult Higher Education and Manpower Training

1. The Pre-Reform Period (1949-1978)

2. Formalization of Adult Higher Education (1979-1992)

3. The Era of Lifelong Learning (1993-Present)

The Pioneer of Higher Education Reforms

Poor Quality of Adult Higher Education Programs

STRATEGIES OF REFORMING ADULT HIGHER EDUCATION

Restructuring the Adult Higher Education System

Establishing a Business-Oriented Organization

Designing Market-Driven Programs

Developing Customer-Oriented Quality Assurance

DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

MINIMIZING THE IMPACT OF WRITTEN SCREENINGTOOLS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ADULT PATIENTSWITH LOW HEALTH LITERACY

THE LOW HEALTH LITERACY EPIDEMIC

THE IMPACT OF LOW HEALTH LITERACY AND NUMERACY

THE AUS-SS AS A MODEL FOR WRITTEN SCREENING TOOLS

LOW HEALTH LITERACY DRIVES MISUNDERSTANDINGOF THE AUA-SS

COMPUTERIZED SCREENING TOOLS AS THE SOLUTION

CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES.

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF GHANA

ECONOMIC ASPECTS AND CAREER ASPIRATION

METHODOLOGY AND DATA SOURCES

HUMAN CAPITAL THEORY

THE ASSUMPTIONS OF HUMAN CAPITAL THEORY

1. Schools of Vocational Education

2. Schools and Industrial Skills for the Future

3. Vocational Education and Career Paths

4. Rates-of-Return for Vocational Students

CONCLUSION

USING ICT RESOURCES IN PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING WITHIN A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ANDTRAINING ENVIRONMENT

BACKGROUND

THE CHANGE PROCESS

REFLECTING BACK TO THE TEAM

The Collective Trajectory in Using ICT Resources

Strategies to Support Project-Based Learning

TENSIONS

COLLABORATIVE VERSUS INDIVIDUAL LEARNING

TURNING UP THE VOLUME:YOUNG ADULTS REFLECT ON THEIR SECONDARYSCHOOL EXPERIENCE∗

LITERATURE REVIEW

THE STUDY

Methodology

Participants

Procedure

RESULTS

The Voices of the Participants

Introductions

What Was Good About School?

What was Most Helpful While at School?

What Could Have Been Better?

Findings from the Observers' Evaluation Forms

The Debriefing

AUTHOR NOTE

STUDY GUIDES

IMPORTANCE OF STUDY GUIDES

THE ROLE OF STUDY GUIDES

A. Provision of Content Information

B. Assistance in the Management of Learning

C. Provision of Activities

WHAT GOES INTO A STUDY GUIDE: MODELS FOR STUDY GUIDEDEVELOPMENT

Topical

Tracker

INSTRUCTIONS FOR STUDY GUIDE PREPARATION

Convenience

Language and Readability

Instructional Design

Format

ADVANTAGES OF STUDY GUIDES

DISADVANTAGES OF STUDY GUIDES

SUMMARY

THE IMPACT OF THE NEW ACGME COMPETENCIESON GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION: THEOPHTHALMOLOGY EXPERIENCE

THEORY IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

COGNITIVE APPRENTICESHIP

EXAMPLE

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES

IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION

CONDITIONS OF LEARNING

DAVID KAUFMAN, M.ENG., ED.D.

TEACHING MEDICAL STUDENTSABOUT DECISION MAKING

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE STUDY OF RATIONAL DECISION MAKING

3. INCORPORATING DECISION MAKING IN THE MEDICALCURRICULUM

4. CONCLUSION

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 10, 2013).

ISBN:

1-61209-083-4

OCLC:

839305285