The book is a useful introductory reader for any initial postcompulsoryteacher training programme or the early stages of a degree in postcompulsoryeducation and... » 

The book is a useful introductory reader for any initial postcompulsoryteacher training programme or the early stages of a degree in postcompulsoryeducation and training. It would also be valuable additional reading for basicskills tutors embarking on the new adult literacy and numeracy qualifications EscalateIt is a useful and practical resource which even if not used for the purposesof staff development contains helpful insights into something we often talkabout but rarely stop to examine Adult LearnersSelfesteem is a major factor in learning outcomes with research consistentlyshowing a positive relationship between how a person values themselves andtheir level of academic attainment.This book shows tutors how to build selfesteem in adult learners especiallythose engaged on courses to improve literacy skills. The author presents astructured programme designed to raise selfesteem and also presents atheoretical basis for the development of selfesteem. Practical activities andstrategies are presented for building selfesteem in both tutor and student.The book is organized in two parts. Part I provides tutors with anunderstanding of a students psychological needs and also provides guidance ondeveloping the necessary teaching skills conducive to the building of selfesteem. Part II comprises of the selfesteem enhancement programme.The book will be useful to tutors working with adult learners in both furtherand higher education as well as to tutors on basic adult literacy skillscourses. «