A-Z of lifelong learning / by Jonathan Tummons and Ewan Ingleby.

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: The lifelong learning sector -- A: Accreditation of prior learning; Action research; Adult learners; Agency; Andragogy; Assessment; Audit -- B: Benefits of learning; Body language; Brain-based learning theory -- C: Coaching; Communication; Communities of practice; Constructivism; Continuing professional development; Curriculum -- D: Development; Differentiation; Disabilities; Distance learning; Diversity; Dual professionalism -- E: E-learning; Edutainment; Employability; Empowerment; Experiential learning -- F: Family learning; Flexible learning; Formal learning; Functional skills; Further education -- G: Gender -- H: Higher education; Human capital -- I: Inclusion; Informal learning; Institute for learning; IQER -- J: Jargon -- K: Key skills; Knowledge -- L: Learners; Learning; Learning styles; Lesson planning; Liberal tradition; Lifelong learning -- M: Mentees; Mentors; Mixed Economy Group, and HE in FE; Motivation -- N: NEETS -- O: Observations; Offender learning; Ofsted; Outreach -- P: Part-time tutors; Pastoral care; Pedagogy; Personalised learning; Professional learning; Professionalism -- Q: Qualifications; Quality assurance -- R: Recreational learning; Reflective practice; Research; Resources -- S: Safeguarding; Schemes of work; Self-directed learning; Skills; Social learning theory; Social policy; Syllabus -- T: Teaching; Technology-enhanced learning; Theory; Training; Transformative learning -- U: Underachievement -- V: Values; Vocational education; Vocationalism and new vocationalism; Voice -- W: Widening participation; Wolf report; Work-based learning; Workers' Educational Association -- Y: Youth work -- Z: Zone of proximal development.

"The A to Z of Lifelong Learning has been written for anyone involved in the lifelong learning sector, whether as an evening class tutor, trainee FE teacher or college manager. With its glossary format, this book allows students, tutors and practitioners to easily explore the many key themes, issues and debates that shape contemporary practice in the lifelong learning sector. Written in an accessible style the A to Z of Lifelong Learning combines ease of use with a critical perspective, covering a range of important topics relating to learning and teaching in lifelong learning, the people (staff, students and other stakeholders) and the organisation and management of the sector."--Publisher's website.