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Developing College Skills in Students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
Going to college can be a daunting prospect for any young person, but for teenagers on the autism spectrum this is especially true. This book describes the unique needs that ASD students entering further or higher education are likely to have. The author identifies the key skill-sets they will need to develop in order to be successful in college and in life, and shows how they can be helped... more »
2010, Paperback: £14.99/ $22.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-917-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: adolescence, Asperger syndrome, autism, careers, counselling, educational psychology, families, further education, high functioning autism, higher education, higher education policy, sensory issues, sex education, transitions
Autism, Discrimination and the Law
A Quick Guide for Parents, Educators and Employers
Autism, Discrimination and the Law outlines how the legal requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 might be met for students and employees with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
* What might discrimination against people with autism look like? more »
2008, Paperback: £19.99/ $31.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-627-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
Keywords: adults, advocacy, Asperger syndrome, autism, disability law, education, employment, higher education policy, occupational therapy, social work, special education
The Autism Spectrum and Further Education
A Guide to Good Practice
This guide for professionals working with students with autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) in further education meets the increasing demand for information and support on this subject.
Christine Breakey provides useful guidelines and practical advice on teaching young adults successfully and confidently, emphasising the development of resources and practical skills for use specifically in... more »
2006, Paperback: £19.99/ $31.95
ISBN: 978-1-84310-382-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 208pp
Keywords: adults, Asperger syndrome, autism, counselling, education, higher education policy, transitions
Post-Compulsory Education and the New Millennium
Further education in the UK is a rapidly changing and expanding sector, central to government educational policy. Post-Compulsory Education and the New Millennium seeks to provide an up-to-date overview of the post-compulsory sector of education and analyse the current trends and policies likely to affect both teachers and teacher trainers. more »
2000, Paperback: £29.99/ $60.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-774-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Assessment in Higher Education
Student Learning, Teaching, Programmes and Institutions
Assessment in Higher Education - Student Learning, Teaching, Programmes and Institutions is John Heywood's latest contribution to the assessment debate. Building on his previous work it examines not only the assessment of student learning but the assessment of institutions, the programmes they offer, and the teaching they provide. He describes in detail the significant developments that have... more »
2000, Paperback: £35.00/ $75.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-831-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Policy and Practice in Higher Education
Reforming Norwegian Universities
Change in higher education policy reflects and transforms the relationship between the state, the higher education institution and the individual. Drawn from the perspectives of political science and sociology, this volume describes and analyses the interplay of factors at all three levels, using Norway as a case study.
The last thirty years have been a period of rapid growth and... more »
2000, Paperback: £35.00/ $70.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-705-5, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 352pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Experiential Learning Around the World
Employability and the Global Economy
Experiential Learning Around the World demonstrates that, with increased economic globalization, the way societies value non-traditional learning is changing. The assessment of adult and experiential learning (known as APEL) is bringing about significant shifts in post-secondary educational institutions which are becoming more responsive to the employment, social and domestic circumstances... more »
2000, Paperback: £35.00/ $55.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-736-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Innovative Education and Training for Care Professionals
A Provider's Guide
This positive book brings together current good practice in education and training for care professionals around a central theme of involving service users and improving the quality of their care.
The contributors set out a strategy for the teaching of theory and practice to care professionals in the context of changing policy and practice in agencies and in higher education. Helpful... more »
1999, Paperback: £19.99/ $38.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-613-3, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp
Keywords: carers, counselling, higher education policy, nursing, occupational therapy, social care, social policy, social work
Reforming Higher Education
'This is an important book. It is the most successful attempt so far to conceptualise the post-war development of higher education.'
- Times Higher Education Supplement
Examining the relationship between higher education policy and the state, Reforming Higher Education focuses on the ways in which the changing concepts of the nature of the state and its role have had an impact on the... more »
1999, Paperback: £35.00/ $60.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-715-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 250pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Adaptive University Structures
An Analysis of Adaptation to Socioeconomic Environments of US and European Universities
Higher education institutions are now operating in a rapidly-changing environment, as economic, societal and technological developments such as cost containment and lifelong learning force them to adopt flexible structures that can adapt quickly to market demands. Adaptive University Structures examines the level of adaptability in universities in Europe and the United States, drawing out... more »
1999, Paperback: £35.00/ $55.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-781-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 280pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Transforming Universities
Changing Patterns of Governance, Structure and Learning in Swedish Higher Education
The formation of higher education policy is a political process, and a change in government can have a substantial effect on higher education policy, resulting in dramatic system reform. Transforming Universities shows how such changes can affect institutional conditions and academic working and values, using the highly politicized Swedish system as a case study. more »
1999, Paperback: £35.00/ $65.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-675-1, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Lifelong Learning
The Politics of the New Learning Environment
The shift to a mass system of higher education has imposed immense pressures on teachers, students and educational institutions, but relatively little has been done to articulate and address the changes in pedagogy required. In this critique of the prevailing orthodoxy, Geoffrey Elliott explores the imperatives of a mass system through data drawn from a study of access- and foundation-year... more »
1998, Paperback: £30.00/ $47.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-580-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 144pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
Changing Relationships Between Higher Education and the State
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1998, Paperback: £30.00/ $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-645-4, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 320pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
European Dimensions
Education, Training and the European Union
European Dimensions addresses the European Union's desire for a unified approach to education and its content. It explores the origins of the EU's present interest in education and also addresses the tensions that underlie its policies. The author takes issue both with the 'Euro-enthusiasts', who he believes have failed to ask serious questions about the purpose and viability of the EU's... more »
1997, Paperback: £29.99/ $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-85302-432-0, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
Keywords: education, educational training, higher education policy, social policy
Standards and Quality in Higher Education
This book addresses current debates on academic standards and quality assurance from the perspectives of institutional leaders, national quality bodies and higher education researchers. It includes reports on the progress of several international quality initiatives and the results of studies of the impact of external quality assurance upon management and decision-making in higher education... more »
1997, Paperback: £30.00/ $52.95
ISBN: 978-1-85302-423-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 240pp
Keywords: education, higher education policy
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