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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 180 pages, a very good hardback in a very good dust-jacket.

hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Adult Education: A Comparative Study (International Library of Sociology) This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 556 pages; Description: 556 p. : maps, 1 folding, diagrs. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Cooperation --Cooperative societies --Great Britain. 4 Kg.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condizione: Gut. 238 Seiten; Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 370.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. xiv 301p blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine, from a Cambridge college library, small ink stamp to front endpaper, pages clean and unmarked, with contributions from J H Nicholson, W E Salt, and E Hickenbotham, overall very good condition, first edition Language: English.

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First Edition. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 556 pages; Description: 556 p. : maps, 1 folding, diagrs. ; 23 cm. Subjects: Cooperation --Cooperative societies --Great Britain. 2 Kg.

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Condizione: New. pp. 384 1st Edition.

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Hardcover Revised ('cheaper') 2nd Edition pp372. Condition No DJ some dust dulling to boards spine and top edge, owner's stamp on front endpaper otherwise tight, bright and clean.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 350 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Cloth with dust jacket. Condizione: Gut. 3rd ed. xvii, 374, 15 p. Der Schutzumschlag ist bestoßen und minimal eingerissen, Vorbesitzer-Stempel auf dem Vorsatz, die Seiten sind papierbedingt leicht nachgedunkelt, sehr vereinzelte Bleistift-Anstreichungen, ansonsten ein gutes Exemplar. / The dust jacket is scuffed and has a small tear; there is a previous owner's stamp on the endpaper; the pages have darkened slightly due to the paper; there are very few pencil markings; otherwise, it is a good copy. -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION -- PREFACE -- PART I -- THE BACKGROUND OF ENGLISH ADULT EDUCATION -- I THE GROWTH OF THE MOVEMENT FOR ADULT EDUCATION IN ENGLAND BEFORE 1850 -- The past tradition of adult education. The religious awaken- ing in the eighteenth century and the influence of Methodism. Social and economic change and the demand for popular education. The early adult schools. The Mechanics' Institutes. Education for social emancipation. -- II NEW VENTURES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE CENTURY -- Revivals and new experiments. The later adult schools. The People's Colleges. The Christian Socialists. The London Working Men's College. Toynbee Hall. The transitional nature of these experiments. -- III THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT -- The changing situation. University extension. The move- ment for workers' education and the foundation of the -- Workers' Educational Association. The tutorial class and the closer partnership with the universities. The Oxford Con- ference of 1907 and the Report on Oxford and Working-class Education. -- IV THE MOVEMENT TAKES SHAPE -- Between the wars. The growth and character of the tutorial class movement. The occupational distribution of the early students; the subjects of study; the position and status of tutors. Post-war reconstruction and the Adult Education Report of 1919. The outcome of the recommendations. The Adult Education Regulations of 1924, 1931, and 1938 and their influence on the growth and changing character of the work. -- PART II -- THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ADULT EDUCATION IN BRITAIN TODAY -- V THE PRESENT PATTERN -- The nature of the partnership and the position of the respon- sible bodies; the relations between them and their relations with the Department of Education and Science and local education authorities. Types of courses under more recent Regulations (1946 and 1955); their characteristics and chang- ing proportions. The W.E.A. share of university extra-mural programmes. The changing curriculum. Extra muros. The adult education centre. Residential colleges for adult educa- tion. -- VI ADULT EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF H.M. FORCES -- The background. Civilian aid to Services' education in the First and Second World Wars. The organization after the war. The work of the central and university committees. The changed need and the present organization. -- VII WORKERS' EDUCATION -- The changing conception of the need. The requirements of trade union education. The W.E.A. and the W.E.T.U.C. The dispute with the National Council of Labour Colleges. The T.U.C. takes over responsibility. The universities and trade union education. -- PART III -- THE ADULT STUDENT AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF ADULT LEARNING -- VIII THE ADULT STUDENT -- The voluntary character and the sense of purpose. Men and women. The occupations of adult students. The age distri- bution of adult students. The previous full-time education of adult students. Adult students and other social activities. Some conclusions. -- IX ADULT LEARNING -- The 'Plasticity' theory. The validity of conclusions drawn from experience. The measurement and meaning of 'intelli- gence'. The possibilities of adult learning. Sociological influ- ences on adult learning ability. Some remaining problems and tentative conclusions. -- PART IV -- TEACHERS AND METHODS -- X THE TUTOR IN ADULT EDUCATION -- The qualities needed in the tutor. The supply and recruitment of tutors. The training of tutors. The training of discussion group leaders. The need for greater facilities for training and for the study of adult education. -- XI THE METHODS OF ADULT EDUCATION -- The aims of adult teaching. The syllabus. The book-list. Methods of teaching: the lecture versus the tutorial method. Class discussion. Written work in adult classes. Aids to teach- ing. The possibilities of television and radio, with an account of some recent experiments. The supply of books. Intensive and extensive methods of adult education. -- PART V -- ADULT EDUCATION IN OTHER COUNTRIES -- XII INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF ADULT EDUCATION -- International contacts in adult education. The position of the Latin countries. The possibilities of closer international co- operation in adult education. The International Federation of Workers' Educational Associations. The importance of personal contacts. The need for comparative studies in adult education. The Scandinavian countries. Adult education in the Commonwealth: Australia and New Zealand; Canada; India. The possible example of Japan. -- XIII AMERICAN ADULT EDUCATION: OPPORTUNITY, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, OR ENLIGHTENMENT? -- The background. The forms of adult education. University extension. The Agricultural Extension Service. Public school adult education. The public libraries. Workers' education in the U.S.A. Universities and colleges in workers' education. The educational activities of the unions. The overall picture. -- XIV ADULT EDUCATION IN GERMANY -- The background. The development of German adult educa- tion. The modern West German adult education movement: the Volkshochschulen and the position of the German univer- sities. The residential colleges for adult education (Heim- volkshochschulen). Workers' education. Arbeit und Leben. Conclusions. -- XV ADULT EDUCATION IN UNDER-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -- The need. The social and economic background. Education for community development. Mass education. The problem of language. Éxtra-mural adult education. Voluntary move- ments for adult education. The extent of the ne.

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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 324 pages. Paper over boards and cloth covers with black lettering to front and paper label on spine. Label is chipped. Front hinge is cracked but binding is tight. Former owner signature on endpapers. Faint pencil marks on few pages. Peers was the Medical Director of the School for Tuberculosis in Colfax, California.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 384 pages. 8.50x5.43x1.02 inches. In Stock.

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Condizione: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. A good condition book. Second impression. An ex-library copy with the usual amount of stamps. No dust jacket. Some shelf wear and knocks to the board edges. A tan to the pages.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 1st Edition. 5 books in similar style all around 350 pp with numerous bw illustrations red cloth with gilt titles , 33 has a much faded spine, 31 has split cloth along front gutter, 30 has marked and scratched cloth, general wear and signs of age, pages clean and firmly held . Set over 4 Kg will need extra postage.