Learning in adulthood

a comprehensive guide

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Learning in adulthood

a comprehensive guide

3rd ed.
  • 4.5 (2 ratings) ·
  • 9 Want to read
  • 1 Have read

It describes adult education

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Jossey-Bass
Language
English
Pages
533

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Learning in adulthood: a comprehensive guide
2007, Jossey-Bass
in English - 3rd ed.
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Learning in adulthood: a comprehensive guide
1991, Jossey-Bass
in English

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Table of Contents

PART ONE: ADULT LEARNING IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: The social context of adult learning
Learning environments and learning concepts
Adult learners: who participates and why
PART TWO: ADULT LEARNING THEORY AND MODELS: Knowles's andragogy and models of adult learning by McClusky, Illeris, and Jarvis
Self-directed learning
Transformational learning
Experience and learning
PART THREE: NEWER APPROACHES TO ADULT LEARNING: Embodied, spiritual, and narrative learning
Learning and knowing: non-Western perspectives
Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives
PART FOUR: LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Traditional learning theories
Adult development
Cognitive development in adulthood
Intelligence and aging
Memory, cognition, and the brain
Reflections on learning in adulthood.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-503) and indexes.

Published in
San Francisco
Series
The Jossey-bass higher and adult education series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
374
Library of Congress
LC5225.L42 M47 2007, LC5225.L42M47 2006, LC5225.L42 M47 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvi, 533 p. :
Number of pages
533

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL17548190M
ISBN 10
0787975885
ISBN 13
9780787975883
LCCN
2006019145
OCLC/WorldCat
76949397
Library Thing
190500
Goodreads
520503

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Work ID
OL505335W

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