Joe Harkin is Reader in Education at Oxford Brookes University, and was lead consultant nationally in the development of key skills in communication. Gill Turner is currently working at Oxford Brookes University with Joe Harkin on the communication Styles of Teachers project and completing her Phd. Trevor Dawn is a lecturer in Education at Oxford Brookes University and trains teachers who work in Further and Adult Education in Active Learning Strategies.

• Introduction PART I Major issues in the education of young adults 1 Responding to social and technological change 2 Developments that affect learning and teaching PART II Theories of learning and teaching 3 What is effective learning? 4 The role of students in effective learning 5 The role of teachers in effective learning PART III Putting learning theories into practice 6 Making learning more active 7 Developing awareness of styles of teaching 8 The Communication Styles Questionnaire 9 Towards a philosophy of teaching young adults

Joe Harkin is Reader in Education at Oxford Brookes University, and was lead consultant nationally in the development of key skills in communication. Gill Turner is currently working at Oxford Brookes University with Joe Harkin on the communication Styles of Teachers project and completing her Phd. Trevor Dawn is a lecturer in Education at Oxford Brookes University and trains teachers who work in Further and Adult Education in Active Learning Strategies.

• Introduction PART I Major issues in the education of young adults 1 Responding to social and technological change 2 Developments that affect learning and teaching PART II Theories of learning and teaching 3 What is effective learning? 4 The role of students in effective learning 5 The role of teachers in effective learning PART III Putting learning theories into practice 6 Making learning more active 7 Developing awareness of styles of teaching 8 The Communication Styles Questionnaire 9 Towards a philosophy of teaching young adults

Joe Harkin is Reader in Education at Oxford Brookes University, and was lead consultant nationally in the development of key skills in communication. Gill Turner is currently working at Oxford Brookes University with Joe Harkin on the communication Styles of Teachers project and completing her Phd. Trevor Dawn is a lecturer in Education at Oxford Brookes University and trains teachers who work in Further and Adult Education in Active Learning Strategies.

• Introduction PART I Major issues in the education of young adults 1 Responding to social and technological change 2 Developments that affect learning and teaching PART II Theories of learning and teaching 3 What is effective learning? 4 The role of students in effective learning 5 The role of teachers in effective learning PART III Putting learning theories into practice 6 Making learning more active 7 Developing awareness of styles of teaching 8 The Communication Styles Questionnaire 9 Towards a philosophy of teaching young adults