Enhancing Participant Engagement in the Learning Process

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Kogan Page Publishers, Jul 3, 2017 - Business & Economics - 72 pages

Enhancing Participant Engagement in the Learning Process is an accessible guide for students studying Learning and Development (L&D), and is the supporting text for the CIPD Level 5 Unit 5PEL.

It takes the reader through everything they need to know about participant engagement in the learning process: what we mean by 'learning' in L&D, the key stakeholders and their varying expectations and interests, motivation theory and learning engagement, how different contexts affect staff engagement in learning, and the psychology behind the learning process.

Packed full of examples and engaging tasks, Enhancing Participant Engagement in the Learning Process will develop your ability to plan, manage and deliver learning that meets the needs of learners and stakeholders, underpinned by relevant psychological theories and research.

Essential reading for anyone studying L&D with the CIPD, on an undergraduate or postgraduate course, or those with a broader business interest in participation in the learning process, this is a practical text that will ground you in the theory and enable you to reap the benefits of a successful L&D programme in your organisation.

 

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Contents

Introduction and Overview
1
1 Key Concepts in Engagement in Learning and Development
3
2 Stakeholders in the Learning Process
19
3 Motivation Theory and Learning Engagement
39
4 Psychology and the Learning Process
65
5 Neuroscience and Learning
76
6 Facilitating Participant Engagement in Learning
88
References
107
Further Reading
116
Multiple Choice Questions
121
Answers to Multiple Choice Questions
123
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About the author (2017)

Dr Claire Valentin is Deputy Director of the Graduate School of Education and Sport and Senior Lecturer at Moray House School of Education,The University of Edinburgh.

Bibliographic information

TitleEnhancing Participant Engagement in the Learning Process
AuthorClaire Valentin
PublisherKogan Page Publishers, 2017
ISBN1843984237, 9781843984238
Length72 pages
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Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management
Business & Economics / Training
  
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