Synopsis
This sympathetic book has been written specifically for professional people returning to study. Returning to study as an adult learner may seem a daunting and intimidating experience but as Smart Powell shows, this need not be the case. With an emphasis on enabling students to make the most of the courses in which they participate, the book provides practical guidance and strategies to increase confidence, enhance skills and develop critical awareness and creativity. The book draws upon the experiences of students in a wide range of disciplines from social work to engineering to provide essential support for any professional person studying in higher education.
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About the Author
Professor Stuart Powell trained as a teacher and worked in schools as a class teacher and head teacher before returning to study as a mature student. Since moving into higher education, he has taught students returning to study at University level in a number of disciplines and has researched aspects of critical thinking and ways of learning.
Review
"This book is a valuable resource for all those involved in education. It draws together many of the current ideas about the effect of change on teachers' lives and lets them speak for themselves about the development of their professional identity." - British Journal of Educational Studies "This book is a thoughtful, passionate and vividly documented account of the impact on teachers and teaching of one of the most significant eras of educational change in history...This book will deservedly take its place in the growing literature on thepersonal educational effects of government policy in the past decade. I found it thought-provoking and readable...a fascinating book" - British Journal of Sociology of Education
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