Heather Carpenter
Glenys Ker

The publication of Facilitating Independent Learning in Tertiary Education – New Pathways to Achievement is both timely and necessary. As the world’s educators contend with the myriad challenges and opportunities proffered by our pandemic-stricken world, this book provides real-world solutions for enhancing adult education, offering important insights for learning and teaching facilitation practice for the coronavirus era and beyond.

Facilitating Independent Learning in Tertiary Education – New Pathways to Achievement outlines clearly the complex requirements for facilitating learning in professional and work-based contexts. The book places understanding the needs of the learner as central to success, while assisting readers in navigating the myriad opportunities of working with adult learners in highly personalised settings. Mindful of these contexts, the book focuses both on developing professional skills for facilitation in tertiary education, and on the personalised learning pathways provided for learners. Rooted in the concept of ākonga (learner at the centre), in Part One the book highlights the role of the facilitator, including the approach to relationship-building and the key skills required, and illustrates the learner’s path to transformative practice and graduate achievement through an Independent Learning Pathway process.

© 2021 Heather Carpenter and Glenys Ker.
© 2021 illustrations, the artists or other copyright owners.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the publishers, institutions and
individuals referenced in captions for the use of images. First published 2021

An online version of this publication is available free at
www.op.ac.nz/industry-and-research/research/epublications
ISBN 978-0-908846-64-1 (Print)
ISBN 978-0-908846-65-8 (Online)