Understanding and Teaching the At-Risk Adult Student

Strategies to Improve Retention and Success

Diane Mierzwik (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

124 Seiten

2013
Rowman & Littlefield Education (Verlag)
978-1-4758-0164-4 (ISBN)

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This is a guide for teachers entering or continuing in the specific realm of adult education of students who are at-risk due to their criminal backgrounds, substance abuse issues or undiagnosed learning disabilities. The book provides readers with an overview of the teaching challenges for this population of students, presents research on their unique challenges as learners, and provides teachers with evidence-based practices to enhance the success of this adult learner population.

Diane Mierzwik has been an educator for over 25 years, teaching all grade levels, serving as a program coordinator for adult education and a mentor teacher for others. She is the author of several books and articles. www.dianemierzwik.net

Preface
Introduction
Part One: Understanding the At-Risk Adult Student
Defining "At-Risk"Undiagnosed Learning Disabilities and Behavioral DisordersSubstance Abuse Induced Brain DysfunctionChronic Criminogenic BehaviorsThe Adult BrainPart Two: Teaching the At-Risk Adult Student
Managing the At-Risk Adult LearnerClassroom EnvironmentDelivery of New MaterialsExplicit Teaching of Problem-Solving SkillsThe Use of Graphic Organizers and Other Non-traditional Teaching StrategiesGroup Processing and Cooperative Learning Strategies

Erscheint lt. Verlag	22.5.2013
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 237 mm
Gewicht	322 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Erwachsenenbildung
ISBN-10	1-4758-0164-5 / 1475801645
ISBN-13	978-1-4758-0164-4 / 9781475801644
Zustand	Neuware