| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2006019145 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780787975883 (trade) |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
0787975885 (trade) |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
374 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
Merriam, Sharan B. |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Learning in adulthood : |
| Subtitle |
a comprehensive guide / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner. |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
San Francisco : |
| Publisher |
Jossey-Bass, |
| Date |
c2007. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 533 p. : |
| Other Details |
ill ; |
| Size |
24 cm. |
| SERIES STATEMENT |
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| Series statement |
Jossey-bass higher and adult education series |
| CONTENTS |
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| 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. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
Examines research and practice in adult learning, looking at adult learning in contemporary society, theory and models of adult learning, newer approaches, and learning and development. |
| STUDY PROGRAM |
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| Program name |
TBS955 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Adult learning. |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Adult education. |
| ADDED ENTRY |
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| Name |
Caffarella, Rosemary S., |
| Dates |
1946- |
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| Name |
Baumgartner, Lisa, |
| Dates |
1964- |
| SERIES UNIFORM TITLE |
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| Series Uniform Title |
Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series. |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/zih8cop3mqq547mid4nh84q8if4lv4a6 |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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