Mapping the field of adult and continuing education : an international compendium. Volume one, Adult learners / edited by Alan B. Knox, Simone C. O. Conceição, and Larry G. Martin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Knox, Alan B., editor.

Conceição, Simone C. O., editor.

Martin, Larry G., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adult education--Cross-cultural studies.

Adult education.

Continuing education--Cross-cultural studies.

Continuing education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2017.

Summary:

Co-published with The field of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) has long been influential beyond its already porous borders and continues to be a source of important ideas, inspiration, and innovative practices for those in disciplines such as educational administration, social work, nursing, and counseling.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Introduction to Volume One

Section One: Adult Life Cycle Development

Chapter 1: An Engaged Third Age

Chapter 2: Identity/Self-Development and Chronic Disease

Chapter 3: Educating Multigenerational Groups of Adult Learners

Chapter 4: Pseudoautonomy in the Lives of Adult Learners

Chapter 5: Learning in Later Life

Section Two: Learning Theory and Practice

Chapter 6: Transformative Learning Theory

Chapter 7: The Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge for Adult Education

Chapter 8: The Cognitive Aspect of Adult Learners from Neuroscience

Chapter 9: Adult Literacy Practices and Adult Basic Education

Chapter 10: Global Climate Change Education is All Local

Section Three: A Broad Spectrum of Learners

Chapter 11: Lifelong and Lifewide Loving in Education

Chapter 12: Adult Learners with Disabilities: Overcoming Invisibility and Exclusion

Chapter 13: Adults with Low Literacy Skills: Theoretical Perspectives Toward Understanding Teaching and Learning

Chapter 14: The Power to Change Lives: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Odyssey Project

Chapter 15: Promoting Gender Equity and Leadership Among Ethiopian Women in Medicine

Chapter 16: Leveling the Field: Professional Development for Part-Time Employees

Glossary

Appendix: Contents for Volume Two, Volume Three, and Volume Four

Editors and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-000-97442-1

1-003-44591-8

1-62036-527-8

OCLC:

1047910907