Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide - Hardcover

Merriam, Sharan B.; Caffarella, Rosemary S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555423124 ISBN 13: 9781555423124

Verlag: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S., 1991

Inhaltsangabe

The current demand to meet the learning needs of adults in education and industry is unprecedented. Yet because of the extreme diversity of settings and purposes - from learning English as a second language and on-the-job training to graduate coursework - the literature of the adult learning field is diffuse. Using the work of K. Patricia Cross, J. Roby Kidd, Malcolm Knowles, and others - as well as recent adult learning theories and research, Merriam and Caffarella provide a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about adult learning, including the context in which adult learning takes place, what the participants learn and why, the nature of the learning process itself, and the issues relevant to the practice of adult learning.

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SHARAN B. MERRIAM is professor of adult education at the University of Georgia.

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Bringing together the seminal works of Malcolm Knowles, K. Patricia Cross, J. Roby Kidd, and others--as well as the most recent adult learning theories and research--this book provides a comprehensive overview of all that is known about adult learning. Readible, thorough and up-to-date in its coverage, the volume not only reviews the tenants of adult learning itself, but also examines learning in the context in which it takes place and of what participants learn and why. It also explores the nature of the learning process itself as well as issues relevant to the practice of adult learning.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1991
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1555423124
• ISBN 13: 9781555423124
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 380
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