Third Update on Adult Learning Theory: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education) - Softcover

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9780470417850: Third Update on Adult Learning Theory: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education)
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ISBN 10: 0470417854 ISBN 13: 9780470417850
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2008

Synopsis

This Third Update on Adult Learning Theory follows two earlier volumes on the same topic, the first published in 1993 and the second in 2001. Only one topic, transformative learning theory, can be found in all three updates, representing the continuing developments in research and alternative theoretical conceptions of TL. Thanks to a growing body of research and theory-building, three topics briefly touched on in 2001 are now separate chapters in this third update: spirituality and adult learninglearning through the bodynarrative learning in adulthood Also new in this update is a chapter on non-Western perspectives on learning and knowing. New developments in two other areas are also explored: understanding the connection between the brain and learning, and how modern and postmodern ways of knowing are converging and are bring expressed in social movements. The concluding chapter identifies two trends in adult learning theory for the twenty-first century: attention to context, and to the holistic nature of learning in adulthood. This is 119th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted for its depth of coverage, New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education is an indispensable series that explores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators, counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of adult and continuing education settings, such as colleges and universities, extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums.

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About the Author

Sharan B. Merriam is professor of adult education at the University of Georgia, Athens.

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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0470417854
ISBN 13 
9780470417850
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
114
Editor
Merriam Sharan B.
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