Lifelong learning at its best : innovative practices in adult credit programs / William H. Maehl ; foreword by Morton Bahr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maehl, William H., 1930-2011.

Series:

Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Continuing education--United States.

Continuing education.

United States.

Adult education--United States.

Adult education.

Adult learning--United States.

Adult learning.

Physical Description:

xxv, 357 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, [2000]

Summary:

In today's information-based economy, lifelong learning is a fact of life. Educational providers have raced to meet the exploding need for continued access to learning, while universities have supported this effort with a similar expansion of knowledge about how adults learn.

In this timely and important new book, distinguished author William Maehl distills the findings of a prestigious five-year effort to identify the most promising, innovative, and productive approaches to meeting the nation's need for lifelong learning. This book offers a close-up analysis of 34 specific programs chosen by the author and a research panel as representing "the best of the best, " revealing through careful analysis the hallmarks of effective practice in serving learners and designing and delivering programs. The author also offers ideas and advice on adapting aspects of particular programs to a wide range of settings.

Contents:

Meeting the nation's need for lifelong learning

The challenge to postsecondary education from an expanding pool of learners

Toward models of good practice

Innovative responses to learner needs

Individualization and self-directed learning

Learner-centered design

Competence-based focus

Opportunities for advanced professional development

Strategies and approaches to program implementation

Collaborative relationships among providers

Customizing programs to sponsors' needs

Sustaining and renewing successful programs

Summary of best practices and future trends in adult credit programs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-327) and index.

ISBN:

0787946036

OCLC:

41319866