This new key text is aimed at informal educators involved in youth
work, community work, and adult education and health promotion.
The
contributors explore the principles and practice of informal education
and argue for an approach which is relevant to a number of professional
fields and which focuses on a way of working rather than upon a
specific target group.
In Contemporary Metaphor Theory (CMT), research has predominantly focused on the English language with few studies of others and even less systematic comparative work. This volume focuses on the discourse domain of learning (formal, technical and informal aspects) and brings together a variety of language perspectives.
This unique book - based
on the author’s experience in teaching his grandchildren mathematics the fun
way - provides the knowledge and skills
to teach math to young children, through learning games with playing cards.
Children grow to associate math with fun, pleasure and parental love and
attention. Readership: Parents, grandparents, and adults with young children (ages 3 - 10
years); older children who can read the book themselves; for informal learning,
making it more effective than normal textbooks.
"Everything should be made as simple as possible. But not simpler."
Albert Einstein
The explosive progress of logic, since Frege, has produced applications
in linguistics, mathematics and computer science. Students and
practitioners of any of these fields, and of philosophy, will find this
book an excellent reference or introduction. Now expanded to include
non-classical logic, logic for the computer, and more. The central
concepts are explained as they come into play in informal writing and
conversation--argument, validity, relevance, and so on. This study
guide progresses to concepts such as probability calculus.
Most learning on the job is informal. This book offers advice on how to
support, nurture, and leverage informal learning and helps trainers to
go beyond their typical classes and programs in order to widen and
deepen heir reach. The author reminds us that we live in a new,
radically different, constantly changing, and often distracting
workplace. He guides us through the plethora of digital learning tools
that workers are now accessing through their computers, PDAs, and cell phones.
