Perspectives of quality in adult learning / Peter Boshier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boshier, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult learning.

Adult learning--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adult education is an under-researched field. Judgments about learning programmes are mostly summative and learning that does not lead to an accredited outcome is given low priority under current policy. This fascinating study considers the many factors that influence quality in adult learning and provides a detailed analysis of the following concepts - characteristics of adults as learners, adult learning theory and andragogy, the experiences of adult learners and what they bring to the learning environment, quality and teaching, and quality and learning.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms; Introduction; 1 The Search for Quality; 2 Lifelong Learning: The Current Policy Context for Adult Education; 3 Conceptual Framework and Research Questions; 4 Methodology and Research Methods; 5 Adults as Learners; 6 Quality, Standards and Values in Adult Learning; 7 Students' Perceptions of Learning and Quality in Adult Education - Research Findings; 8 Tutors' Perceptions of Learning and Quality in Adult Education - Research Findings; 9 Research Findings: Comparisons and Contrasts

10 Conclusions, Implications and Future ResearchAppendix 1: Summary of Curriculum Groups used for Data Coding; Appendix 2: Student Questionnaire; Appendix 3: Tutor Questionnaire; Appendix 4: Accredited and Non-accredited Courses; Appendix 5: Supplementary Tables; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [208]-219) and index.

ISBN:

9786611294762

9781281294760

1281294764

9781847143839

1847143830

OCLC:

229404366