Learning in adulthood : a comprehensive guide /
By: Merriam, Sharan B
Title By: Caffarella, Rosemary S | Baumgartner, Lisa
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BookSeries: Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series.Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2007.Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xvi, 533 p. : ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780787975883 (trade); 0787975885 (trade)Program: TBS955Subject(s): Adult learning | Adult educationDDC classification: 374 Online resources: Location Map | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 374 ME LE (Browse shelf) | Available | T0032934 | ||
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| 374 KN AD The adult learner : | 374 LO LE Learning cities, learning regions, learning communities : | 374 LO LI Lifelong learning in action : | 374 ME LE Learning in adulthood : | 374 ME LE Learning in adulthood : | 374.0019 ST ST Studying learning and development : | 374.0072 WA DO Doing research in further education and training / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-503) and indexes.
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.
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.
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