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Book Review: Problematizing Public Pedagogy

The Work: Problematizing Public Pedagogy. Jake Burdick, Jennifer A. Sandlin and Michael P. O’Malley (Eds.) Routledge, New York, 2014, 212 pages

Reviewer: Karen Charman, Victoria University

Edition: Volume 55, Number 3, November 2015

In Brief:  The breadth of this edited collection on public pedagogy is testimony to the richness of the field. As the title suggests one of the appeals of this book is the very problematisation of the terms public and pedagogy. The editors begin in ‘Breaking without Fixing’ by……..

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Book review: Men Learning Through Life

The Work: Men Learning Through Life. Barry Golding, Rob Mark and Annette Foley (Eds.). NIACE: Leicester, England 2014

Reviewer: Heather Wallace, Deakin University

Edition: Volume 55, Number 2, July 2015

In Brief:  Men Learning Through Life explores the reasons that large sectors of men are ‘missing or excluded’ from participating in life-long learning. The editors Barry Golding, Rob Mark and Annette Foley outline the key health and wellbeing benefits that research into life-long learning has promoted and …….

 

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Book review: Teaching International Students in Vocational Education: New Pedagogical Approaches

The Work: Teaching International Students in Vocational Education: New Pedagogical Approaches byLy Thi Tran,
ACER Press, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia, 2013

Reviewer: Jonathan Tyner

Edition: Volume 55, Number 1, April 2015

In Brief:  Dr. Ly Thi Tran is a Senior Lecturer at Deakin University in the School of Education at Melbourne. In her new book, Teaching International Students in Vocational Education: New pedagogical approaches, she writes about the impact of the Asian Century in Australia and how the influx of international students seeking education has changed………

 

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Book review – What did you learn at work today? The forbidden lessons of labor education

The Work: What did you learn at work today? The forbidden lessons of labor education. Helena Worthen, Hardball Press, 2014, 276 pages.

Reviewer: Michael Brown, LaTrobe University, Melbourne

Edition: Volume 54, Number 3, November 2014

In brief:  The book provides numerous vignettes and stories which are worked through and analysed using various aspects of interesting and significant learning and workplace theories.
The book is primarily about labor education and workers learning through adversity and struggle in their workplaces and in their communities……

 

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Book Review – Adult Education in Changing Times: Policies, philosophies and professionalism

The Work: Adult Education in Changing Times: Policies, philosophies and professionalism.
Marion Bowl, NIACE, Leicester, UK, 2014, 190 pages

Reviewer: Gary R Chitty, Deakin University, Victoria

Edition: Volume 54, Number 3, November 2014

In brief:  Marion Bowl’s book looks at aspects of the experience of adult education globally, and more directly in England and New Zealand, drawing upon literature, policy and research into the careers of adult educators. The book’s accessibility makes an excellent first impression…..

 

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Book Review: Reflections on learning, life and work: Completing doctoral studies in mid and later life and career

The Work: Reflections on learning, life and work: Completing doctoral studies in mid and later life and career. Maureen Ryan (ed.) Sense Publishers, Rotterdam, 2012. 284 pages

Reviewer: Cheryl Maree Ryan, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University,

In brief:  The courageous research in this book is inspirational and presents the personal, emotional and intellectual investment necessary to complete a doctoral thesis. Maureen Ryan’s words resonate from the beginning of the book to the last page.

 

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