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The profession and practice of adult education : an introduction / Sharan B. Merriam, Ralph G. Brockett.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Merriam, Sharan B.
- Series:
- Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
- The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adult education--United States.
- Adult education.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 375 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- Updated edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : John Wiley & Sons, [2007]
- Contents:
- What counts as adult education?
- Philosophical perspectives
- Perspectives on the past
- Adult education in contemporary society
- Providers of formal adult education
- The adudlt learner and concepts of learning
- The global context of adult education
- Examining access and opportunity
- Adult education as a developing profession
- The unacknowledged side of practice
- Reframing practice: the future of adult education
- Epilogue: a decade in review and trends for the future.
- Notes:
- "New preface & concluding chapter"--Cover.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-359) and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780470181539
- 0470181532
- OCLC:
- 154699469
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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