Vocational education technologies and advances in adult learning : new concepts / Victor C.X. Wang.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Spiraling into transformative learning / Patricia Cranton, Penn State University -- Harrisburg, USA -- Where do I begin? Designing online learning courses which work / Kathleen P. King, Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, USA -- Rethinking the measurement of training and development in the professions: a conceptual model / Doug Lynch, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Chris Thomas, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Wendy Green, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Michael Gottfried, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Matthew Varga, University of Pennsylvania, USA -- From politicized adult education to market oriented adult higher education: how adult education practice in one region is different from another / Victor C.X. Wang, California State University, Long Beach, USA, Vivian W. Mott, East Carolina University, USA -- Transformative learning in an online environment / Patricia Cranton, Penn State University at Harrisburg, USA -- Technology as integral to a new paradigm of adult education / Judith Parker, Teachers College/Columbia University, USA -- Critical components of curriculum development for career and technical education instructors in the United States / Victor C.X. Wang, California State University, Long Beach, USA -- Becoming an authentic community college teacher / Patricia Cranton, Penn State University at Harrisburg, USA -- Towards more socio-culturally sensitive research and study of workplace e-learning / Karim A. Remtulla, University of Toronto, Canada -- Diversity in career and technical education on-line classrooms: considering issues of gender, race, and age / Mary C. Ware, SUNY Cortland, USA, Mary F. Stuck, SUNY Oswego, USA -- Rethinking the right teaching methods that work for online learners / Victor C.X. Wang, California State University, Long Beach, USA, Beth Kania-Gosche, Lindenwood University, USA -- Merging education and business models to create and sustain transformational change / Susan Isenberg, Lindenwood University, USA -- Emerging framework for planning and implementation of online programs / Victor M. Hernández-Gantes, University of South Florida, USA -- Learning in 2010: instructional challenges for adult career and technical education / Jeff M. Allen, University of North Texas, USA, Pamela Bracey, University of North Texas, USA, Mariya Gavrilova, University of North Texas, USA -- The relationship between job training and job satisfaction: a review of literature / Steven W. Schmidt, East Carolina University, USA -- From the teachings of Confucius to Western influences: how adult education is shaped in Taiwan / Victor C.X. Wang, California State University, USA, Lesley S.J. Farmer, California State University, USA.

"This book provides a global look at educational technologies for adult learners with content drawing from theory, research, practice, individual experience, and offers insight by leading scholars, theorists, and practitioners worldwide"--Provided by publisher.