Learning in adulthood : a comprehensive guide / Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merriam, Sharan B.

Contributor:

Caffarella, Rosemary S. (Rosemary Shelly), 1946-

Baumgartner, Lisa, 1964-

Credo Reference (Firm)

Series:

Jossey-bass higher and adult education series.

The Jossey-bass higher and adult education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult learning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (553 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco [Calif.] : Jossey-Bass, c2007 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2012.)

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Learning in adulthood is an intensely personal activity. Yet at the same time, a multibillion-dollar enterprise has arisen in response to adult learning interests- an enterprise that spends more dollars than elementary schools, high schools, and postsecondary schools combined. Indeed, the field of adult and continuing education is characterized by a bewildering array of programs, agencies, and personnel working to assist adults in their learning. It is precisely the focus on adults as learners, however, that unites an otherwise extraordinarily diverse field. It is also the life context of adults and some of the distinguishing characteristics of the adult learning process that differentiate adult education from other kinds of education. To facilitate the process of learning, it is especially important to know who the adult learner is, how the social context shapes the learning that adults are engaged in, why adults are involved in learning activities, how adults learn, and how aging affects learning ability. Learning in Adulthood addresses these topics, among others.

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical referenceses.

Description based on title page of print version.

ISBN:

1-280-67253-6

9786613649461

0-470-22922-5

1-84972-598-5

OCLC:

796384068