Merriam, Sharan B.

Learning in adulthood : a comprehensive guide / Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella. - 2nd ed. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1999. - xviii, 502 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-473) and indexes.

Adult learning and contemporary society -- Learning opportunities in adulthood -- Participation in adult education -- Providing learning oportunities -- Biological and psychological development -- Sociocultural and integrative perspectives on development -- Cognitive development in adulthood -- Intelligence and aging -- Memory, cognition, and the brain -- Experience and learning -- Key theories of learning -- Andragogy and other models of adult learning -- Self-directed learning -- Transformational learning -- Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives -- Ethics and adult learning -- Integrating theory and practice.

0787910430 (cloth : perm paper)

98025498


Adult learning.

LC5225.L42 / M47 1999

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