Lifelong Learning
axter and Tight (1994) noted in their research that in many countries, people are being encouraged to be "lifelong learners," people who return to school again and again throughout their lives, rather than looking at education as something that ends with graduation from high school or college (axter & Tight, 1994). The "Lifelong Learning" movement believes that education should be an important part of people's lives throughout their lives instead of restricting it to childhood and adolescence.

The authors interviewed people who had returned to education later in life to see what factors supported or interfered with that choice. One of the observations they made was that for many older students, especially women, returning to school represented a real juggling act with their time management. This trend was so strong that a significant number of people asked to participate felt that they could not spare the hour the interview would…...

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Author not given. 2000. "Golf Bags to Book Bags: Seniors Going Back to School; Del Webb's Active Adult Communities Support Lifelong Learning Programs." PR Newswire, July 24.

Baxter, Loraine, and Tight, Malcolm. 1994. "Juggling with time: How adults manage their time for lifelong education." Studies in the Education of Adults 26:2, October.

Palwac, Jim. 1999. "To Update Archaic Job Skills, Commit to "lifelong Learning." The Palm Beach Post, July 18.

Lifelong Learning for Teachers
Teaching is often described as one of the noblest of all professions. What is less often acknowledged is how difficult a profession it is. Part of this difficulty arises from the fact that the standards by which teachers are judged shift from year to year. These standards, while purporting to arise from concern for providing the nation's children with the best possible education, are in fact often more reflective of political changes in concept about pedagogy. In the scenery of shifting political winds and the true complexity about what constitutes the most effective ways of teaching, it is difficult for teachers to make the most informed decisions about how to engage in lifelong learning activities that will truly benefit their students as well as helping them pursue their own personal career goals. This paper examines some of the key issues in this complex topic.

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References

Clow, R. (2001) Further education teachers' constructions of professionalism. Journal of Vocational Education & Training 53 (3): 407-420.

Hager, P., Gonczi, A. & Athanasou, J. (1994) General Issues about Assessment of Competence. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 19: 3-16.

Hargreaves, A. (1994) Changing Teachers, Changing Times. London: Cassell.

Randle, K. & Brady, N. (1997) Managerialism and Professionalism in the 'Cinderella Service'. Journal of Vocational Education and Training 49: 121-139.

Lifelong Learning for Professional Development
How these habits are and can be incorporated into your lifelong learning as a nursing professional

Kotter (2012) delineates different habits that support lifelong learning for continued growth and development. In particular, these habits are and can be integrated into my lifelong learning as a nursing professional. To begin with, as a nursing professional, I should be able to solicit information from other medical professionals such as general practitioners, doctors and even medical interns. As a professional, it is imperative that I should not make suppositions that I know it all or that majority of the other individuals have little or nothing to contribute. Most importantly, it should open myself to understand that I can learn from just about anyone and from just about any situation (Kotter, 2012). Another habit is that significantly more than the average individual, as a lifelong learner, I ought to listen more…...

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References

Kotter, J. P. (2012). Kotter on Accelerating Change. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press.

Kotter, J. P. (2012). Leading Change. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press.

Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2011). Leading and Managing in Nursing. St. Louis, MI: Elsevier.

Passing PTLLS Assessments (Lifelong Learning Sector Series) Ann Gravells. Preparing Teach Lifelong Learning Sector: The New Award Inclusive Learning assignment.
Inclusive Learning: How to incorporate it into a classroom of adult learners

"Inclusive learning is about involving all of your students, treating them equally and fairly, without indirectly or directly excluding anyone" (Gravells 2012: 56). For an instructor of adults, the principles of inclusive learning are particularly important. Even an instructor of elementary school-aged children is aware of the fact that children may come into the classroom with different levels of preparation and learning orientations. However, a class of adults will be even more diverse. Not only will there be students who are visual as opposed to verbal learners or students with learning differences, but there will be a mixed bag in terms of levels of preparation. Some students may not have been subjected to the rigors of a classroom environment…...

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Creating an inclusive learning environment. 2010. University of Pittsburgh.

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Gravells, Ann. 2012. Passing PTLLS Assessments (Lifelong Learning Sector Series). Learning

Matters.

All in all, adult education is a good thing but it might take a while for the old ways to catch up with the new. One thing is certain - once the forward step is made, it is almost impossible to go back.
2. hat views about the impact of capitalism on adult education activities are represented in the readings?

In "From Training to Education," Kai-Ming explains how adult education became an integral part of manpower planning. In a socialist world, adult education was "not meant to be a second route for individuals' upgrading and upward mobility" (Kai-Ming). An individual's interest did not extend beyond the state's interest and there was "no room for personal mobility beyond the state plans" (Kai-Ming). The influence of the market has caused changes in the system and the way it used to work. Around 1980, the state began to allow private enterprises to become involved…...

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Works Cited

Kai-Ming, Cheng, et al. "From Training to Education: Lifelong Learning in China."

Competing in the Nursing Job Market
Increasing my level of education will positively impact my ability to compete in the current job market, as IOM Future of Nursing recommendations clearly state that it wants to see more nurses engaging in lifelong learning, double the number of nurses with a doctorate by 2020, and to increase the proportion of nurses with a baccalaureate degree to 80% by 2020. All in all, the nursing field wants more nurses with more education, which means that in order for me to compete with others, I need to show a commitment to furthering my education and even so far as to go the distance and earn a doctorate, which would place me in a good position to compete in the market.

By increasing my level of education, I can boost my role in the future of nursing by being more knowledgeable of the field, which will happen…...

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References

Blaschke, L. (2012). Heutagogy and lifelong learning: A review of heutagogical practice and self-determined learning. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 13(1): 4-11.

Davis, L., Taylor, H., Reyes, H. (2014). Lifelong learning in nursing: A Deplhi study.

Nurse Education Today, 34(3): 441-445.

Terzioglu, F. et al. (2013). Use of simulation in Nursing Education. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2(1): 34-41.

Life-Long Learning
In discussing the strategies outlined in several of Malcolm Knowles books, one can clearly recognize adult learning theory as separate from traditional theories in education. In his book, Andragogy in Action, Knowles accurately predicted that by the end of the last century, education would become almost mobile as adults require educational resources that do not uniformly take place in buildings and on campuses but in places, at times and paces convenient to them. With the onset of the internet and the use of personal computers, education can be delivered electronically to service lifestyle choices associated with child rearing and the demands of full or part time employment.

Knowles believed that the greatest challenge was maintaining "the human touch as we learn to use the media in new ways." His findings resulted in the development of a self-directed, "andragogical model" of learning based upon the ideal of community learning centers as…...

popularized social and cultural trends are merging, intentionally or not, toward laying the foundation for generating a new narrative about what it means to learn across a lifespan in an environment conducive to healthy living. It seeks to examine the coalescing of what is called lifelong learning side-by-side with the theories and practices related to the evolution of ecological thinking and environmental awareness. The idea that life can be as meaningful at its end as it is in the beginning seems to be counter to normative philosophies that instead isolate and compartmentalize schooling and work. Yet when examined together, it becomes clear that both lifelong learning and ecological thinking are simpatico and thus supportive of the greater acceptance of the other.
Lifelong learning like a mindset for environmental awareness share many philosophical and pragmatic elements. They each approach their subjects from a long-term perspective. Developed and developing nations, including America,…...

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Adner, R. (2006). Match your innovation strategy to your innovation ecosystem. Harvard Business Review.

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Aspin, D. & Chapman, J. (2001). Towards a philosophy of lifelong learning. In D.Aspin, J. Chapman, M. Hatton and Y. Sawano (Eds), International handbook of lifelong learning, Part 1. London: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Aspin. D. & Chapman, J. (2007). Values Education and Lifelong Learning: Principles, Policies, Programmes. Springer.

Knowledge Through Lifelong Learning
Nursing is a field that is constantly evolving because of several factors, especially the ever changing needs of patient populations. As a result, lifelong learning is one of the most important elements of nursing education because of the nature of the nursing profession. Professionals in the nursing field are considered as lifelong learners because of the evolving nature of nursing and the ever changing needs of patient populations. According to Davis, Taylor & eyes (2014), lifelong learning in nursing is a dynamic procedure since it includes personal and professional aspects of life and takes place within the formal and informal setting. Through lifelong learning, nurses are engaged in a process of looking for and identifying new ideas and perspectives relating to the nursing profession. This paper focuses on examining two major aspects of lifelong learning in nursing i.e. how the nursing process enhances critical thinking and problem…...

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References

Waddell, J. (2010, June). Nursing Process Overview. Retrieved from Northeast Mississippi Community College website:  http://www.nemcc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Microsoft-PowerPoint-Nursing-Process-Overview.pdf 

Yildirim, B. & Ozkahraman, S. (2011, September). Critical Thinking in Nursing Process and Education. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 1(13), 257-262.

Learning Philosophy
The ability to learn is one of man's most important talents, and, in order for one to improve this capacity, the respective person needs to focus on enriching his personal experience through any means available. Similarly, the respective person has to acknowledge that learning should be something that one longs for, regardless of the fact that many individuals tend to end their education after they finish high school. Learning should not be considered as being something exclusively connected to education, as people can gain important information from a series of environments other than educational institutes. Teachers are mainly responsible for the way that learners amass information, thus meaning that they have to develop methods of having students learn individually and on account of their personal values. Moreover, students need to be influenced in seeing learning as something positive and as something that they should gladly take on. In order…...

2. True learning organizations allocate the time and resources that are required to develop a competitive advantage based on the lifelong learning and training opportunities that are provided to everyone in the organization.

3. A learning organization not only develops the opportunities for learning but it also provides a corporate culture that encourage all of its members to become self-actualized, thereby contributing to the advancement of the larger society in which the organization competes. .

4. The leadership of true learning organizations ensure that the corporate vision is communicated to all members and provides a framework in which their feedback is welcomed and acted upon, as well as ensuring that an environment exists in which there "are no bad questions" concerning the direction in which the enterprise is headed.

5. Learning organizations make it possible to consolidate work and learning as well as encouraging all members of the enterprise to embrace the need…...

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Albert, M. 1998 "Shaping a Learning Organization through the Linkage of Action Research

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Cases on transactional and transformational leadership. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence

Most significantly, too, the library runs a free service and a book mobile to reach those who are unable for various reasons (such as being handicapped, ill, or elderly) to use the library. The book mobile has its own selection of books, toys, and a teacher who is available to instruct those who desire instruction and those who need help with their homework.

The library's vision statement is that it seeks to help people pursue lifelong leaning and discovery, as well as enjoyment of popular culture and the arts. It also seeks to help residents become well informed, to engage each other in dialogue and respectful discourse, and to actively participate in the life of the community. All of this makes it an organization that disseminates learning in the fullest sense of the word.

In a practical way -- and as per its mission statement -- it does this by promoting lifelong…...

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Cohen, W.M. & Levinthal, D.A. (2000). Absorptive Capacity: A new perspective on learning and innovation. In R. Cross and S. Israelit (eds) Strategic learning in the knowledge economy. (pp. 39-68) Boston: Butterworth Heinemann.

Comley, L., Arandez, L., Holden, S & Kuriata, E. (2000). Are TAFE organisations learning organisations? Do they 'walk the talk'? The Centre for Curriculum Innovation and Development. Melbourne: Victoria University

Cross, R. And Israelit, S. (2000) Strategic learning in the knowledge economy. Boston: Heinemann.

Teaching Philosophy
PESONAL OBJECTIVES FO TEACHING

My personal objectives for teaching are to inspire students to continue to pursue learning. I do not believe that my goal as a teacher of nursing is to simply impart insight related to whatever module or learning objectives that I have at that particular moment in time in which I am working with students. Instead, my true aim is to impart such insight so well and in such an accessible, interactive way that it actually fosters a passion for learning about nursing in general for my students. I want them to learn from me, but I also want them to see that what I am teaching them is only part of a larger, evolving truth related to this profession. I desire for them to understand that they too, can conduct research and attain a status within this profession in which they can learn more and in…...

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De Jesus, Olga. (2012). Differentiated instruction: can differentiated instruction provide success for all learners? National Teacher Education Journal. 5(3) 5-11.

Helding, L. (2009). Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Journal of Singing. 66(2), 193-199.

Mattila, L-R, Rekola, L., Koponen, L., Eriksson, E. (2013). Journal club interventions in promoting evidence-based nursing: Perceptions of nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice. 13, 423-428.

Moreno-Fergusson, M.E., Alvarado-Garcia, A.M. (2009). Application of Callista Roy's adaptation model in Latin America: A review of the literature. Aquichan. 9(1), 62-72.

Learning that is imparted through an educational institution or training company within the workplace setting in known as Work-based learning (WL). WL is administered by an external teacher in professional capacity and supervised by an employee of the company where WL is imparted. An exhaustive literature review indicates that it was only after Moser report's shocking revelations, regarding lack of literacy, language, and numeracy skills in one out every five adults in ritain that U.K took expedited policy actions to introduce WL. WL is relevant for all adult and young learners and more pertinent for instruction of English as a second language (ESL). Since medium of interaction and business transactions in U.K is English, instruction of ESL is essential for empowering vast percentage of population that does not have requisite skills to compete in labor market due to lack of language skills. Increased use of computers and multimedia in teaching…...

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This program experience, concurrent with my faith-based experience developing an additional residential treatment program provided the core of my personal and professional learning of both direct patient care and cemented my belief in the need for such programs to exists and grow to better meet the needs of the growing drug problem in my community and many others.
Upon completion of the position of Director of Residential Programs for the Jefferson County Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, I sought out in 2006 another position that would further my learning as a community service provider. My new task would be based around not the management of one county facility but the development of regional programming needs in the are as a member of the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission -- Quality Management-Substance Abuse Division. I currently hold this position which includes a variety of tasks and learning opportunities: Conducting organizational…...

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Teachers play a crucial and multi-faceted role in promoting literacy across all subjects, not just in language arts. This role extends beyond traditional reading and writing skills to encompass a wide range of literacy types, including digital, informational, and subject-specific literacies. Here’s an overview of the key roles teachers play in literacy for all students in all subjects:

Facilitators of Skill Development: Teachers are responsible for developing students' basic literacy skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and listening. This is essential across all subjects, as these skills are the foundation for understanding and engaging with content in any area.

Integrators of Subject-Specific Literacy:....

I. Introduction
- Begin by presenting a thought-provoking statement or question that captures the reader's attention.
- Briefly introduce the idea that advancing technology might make most of us unemployable in the future and highlight the significance of addressing this potential issue.

II. Body Paragraph 1: Technological Advancements and Job Displacement
- Discuss how technological advancements have historically impacted the job market.
- Provide specific examples of jobs or industries that have been affected by automation and artificial intelligence.
- Explain the concept of "technological unemployment" and its potential consequences for society.

III. Body Paragraph 2: The Skills Gap and Education
- Discuss the widening skills gap between....

1. The Absurdist Perspective and the Meaning of Life: Explore the philosophical viewpoint of Albert Camus and other existentialists who assert that life's inherent meaninglessness is a source of freedom and personal responsibility. Discuss how this perspective can shape one's approach to life, decision-making, and the search for meaning.

2. Religion and the Divine Purpose: Examine the role of religion and spirituality in providing a sense of meaning to life. Discuss how religious beliefs, rituals, and practices can shape an individual's values, provide a framework for understanding the world, and offer hope and purpose beyond the confines of everyday existence.

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