Competency-based and social-situational approaches for facilitating learning in higher education /

"This book examines project-based, social-situational instructional practices within community engagement as a method for educating adults. It also describes administrative structures for policy and decision-making responsibilities in higher education institutions"--

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Corporate Authors: IGI Global
Group Author: Strohschen, Gabriele (Editor); Lewis, Kim, 1964- (Editor)
Published: IGI Global,
Publisher Address: Hershey, Pennsylvania :
Publication Dates: 2020.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://services.igi-global.com/resolvedoi/resolve.aspx?doi=10.4018/978-1-5225-8488-9
Summary: "This book examines project-based, social-situational instructional practices within community engagement as a method for educating adults. It also describes administrative structures for policy and decision-making responsibilities in higher education institutions"--
Carrier Form: 26 PDFs (317 pages)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781522584896
Access: Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
Index Number: LC5225
CLC: G72
Contents: Section 1. Considerations for a paradigm shift in higher education. Chapter 1. Making the postsecondary education experience a primary focus for the evolving student population: establishing curricula, goals, and metrics for non-traditional learners ; Chapter 2. The contribution of part-time work experience to pre-service teachers' development of graduate employability ; Chapter 3. Using social-situational learning to create career pathways into community college leadership -- Section 2. Student perspectives and student support. Chapter 4. Facilitating student empowerment and agency through the "scaffolded autonomy" approach to curriculum design ; Chapter 5. Mentoring at minority-serving institutions ; Chapter 6. Public school education: minority students at a disadvantage ; Chapter 7. Self-efficacy and the future selves construct: strategies in support of adult learners' academic performance ; Chapter 8. Potentials of reflection for better practice ; Chapter 9. The moment i realized i had to give back by teaching -- Section 3. Paradigm shift to metagogy. Chapter 10. Situated learning meets community needs: anatomy of a community-based learning project on chicago's west side ; Chapter 11. Developing a competency-based instructor training model of professional development: a key component for competency-based instructional programs ; Chapter 12. Back to the future: community engagement and metagogy.