- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 533 p.) : ill.
- Series Statement
- The Jossey-bass higher and adult education series
- Uniform Title
- Learning in adulthood (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Learning in adulthood (Online)
- Subject
- Adult learning
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-503) and indexes.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2006019145
- OCLC
- ssj0000409184
- Author
Merriam, Sharan B.
- Title
Learning in adulthood [electronic resource] : a comprehensive guide / Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Cafarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner.
- Imprint
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2007.
- Edition
3rd ed.
- Series
The Jossey-bass higher and adult education series
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-503) and indexes.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Caffarella, Rosemary S. (Rosemary Shelly), 1946-
Baumgartner, Lisa, 1964-