Learning in adulthood : a comprehensive guide / Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner.
Series: The Jossey-bass higher and adult education seriesPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvi, 533 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0787975885
- 9780787975883
Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | BSOP Library | Reference | LC5225.L42 M55 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00043902 |
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.