Transfer of Learning in Professional and Vocational Education: Handbook for Social Work Trainers

Combining an accessible presentation of the underlying theory of transfer of learning which explains how to put theory into practice, this is a text which is relevant to 'teaching for transfer' in any professional or vocational context. The first part of the book looks at:

* what transfer of learning means

* how it operates

* the implications for teaching

* issues such as assessment, competence, outcomes.

In the second part contributors present case studies from social work which show how specif...