Lifelong learning at its best
Subtitle: innovative practices in adult credit programs
By: William H. Maehl ; foreword by Morton Bahr
Edition: 1st ed
Series: The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; Jossey-Bass Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Francisco, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
Subjects: Continuing education -- United States; Adult education -- United States; Adult learning -- United States
Description: "Drawing from data gathered by the Commission for a Nation of Lifelong Learners - in a study directed by a prestigious panel of educational and business leaders - William Maehl details educational strategies that have been most successful with adult learners across the nation. Using examples from settings as diverse as Georgetown University and Toyota, Maehl describes a wide range of winning program models that illustrate the goals of lifelong learning in practice. Organized under such key learning objectives as competence, collaboration, and self-directedness, these success stories reveal the specific instructional, organizational, financial, and other program components that make the greatest difference in learning outcomes."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-327) and index
Table of contents: title: Meeting the nation's need for lifelong learning; title: The challenge to postsecondary education from an expanding pool of learners; title: Toward models of good practice; title: Innovative responses to learner needs; title: Individualization and self-directed learning; title: Learner-centered design; title: Competence-based focus; title: Opportunities for advanced professional development; title: Strategies and approaches to program implementation; title: Collaborative relationships among providers; title: Customizing programs to sponsors' needs; title: Sustaining and renewing successful programs; title: Summary of best practices and future trends in adult credit programs