Learning in adulthood
Subtitle: a comprehensive guide
By: Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Cafarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner.
Contributors: Caffarella, Rosemary S. 1946-; Baumgartner, Lisa, 1964-
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: The Jossey-bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2007
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 533
ISBN-13: 9780787975883
Subjects: Adult learning
Description: This is a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we know about adult learning. The book includes information about the context in which adult learning takes place, who the participants are, what they learn and why, the nature of the learning process itself, and major theoretical developments.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-503) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: PART ONE: ADULT LEARNING IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: The social context of adult learning; title: Learning environments and learning concepts; title: Adult learners: who participates and why; title: PART TWO: ADULT LEARNING THEORY AND MODELS: Knowles's andragogy and models of adult learning by McClusky, Illeris, and Jarvis; title: Self-directed learning; title: Transformational learning; title: Experience and learning; title: PART THREE: NEWER APPROACHES TO ADULT LEARNING: Embodied, spiritual, and narrative learning; title: Learning and knowing: non-Western perspectives; title: Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives; title: PART FOUR: LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Traditional learning theories; title: Adult development; title: Cognitive development in adulthood; title: Intelligence and aging; title: Memory, cognition, and the brain; title: Reflections on learning in adulthood.