Comparative adult education around the globe
Subtitle: international portraits and readings of the history, practice, philosophy, and theories of adult learning = Quan qiu bi jiao cheng ren jiao yu xue : shi jie cheng ren jiao yu de zhe xue, li shi, li lun yu shi jian
By: edited by Kathleen P. King & Victor C. X. Wang
Publisher: Zhejiang University Press; Distributed worldwide through BX Media
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Hangzhou, China; [Socorro, N. M.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9787308048927
Subjects: Cross-cultural studies; Comparative education; Adult education; Research
Other titles: Quan qiu bi jiao cheng ren jiao yu xue : shi jie cheng ren jiao yu de zhe xue, li shi, li lun yu shi jian
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: A constellation of experience / Kathleen P. King; title: Adult education praxis in Thailand : a tapestry of interdependence for lifelong learning / Gabriele Strohschen; title: The challenges of educating the adults of the Middle East and North Africa / Sandra Ratcliff Daffron, Amy Riedel; title: Ubuntuism : an African social philosophy relevant to adult learning and workplace learning / Fredrick Muyia Nafukho; title: Reactions to western educational practice : adult education in Egypt / Judith Cochran; title: Chinese knowledge transmitters or western learning facilitators adult teaching methods compared / Victor C. X. Wang; title: How contextually adapted philosophies and the situational role of adult educators affect learners' transformation and emancipation / Victor C. X. Wang; title: Expanding our thinking about andragogy : toward the international foundation for its research, theory and practice linkage in adult education and human resource development; title: a continuing research study / Mary K. Cooper, John A. Henschke; title: Pedagogy of the oppressed / Paulo Freire; title: Exploring feminist research and pedagogy in a crucible of tragedy : international perspectives creating meaning and response / Kathleen P. King; title: New perspectives on gains in the ABE classroom : transformational learning results considered / Kathleen P. King, Lisa Wright; title: Confucius and Mezirow; title: understanding Mezirow's theory of reflectivity from Confucian perspectives : a model and perspective / Victor C. X. Wang, Kathleen P. King; title: Conclusion: Creating a global future of transformation and learning / Kathleen P. King.