Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education - Hardcover

Elias, John L.; Merriam, Sharan B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1575242540 ISBN 13: 9781575242545

Publisher: Krieger Pub Co, 2004

Synopsis

The Third Edition of Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education presents seven theoretical approaches to adult education: liberal, progressive, behaviorist, humanist, radical/critical, analytic, and postmodern. The book gives the historical grounding as well as the basic principles for each approach. In this edition each chapter has been revised and brought up to date. The chapter on radical adult education incorporates recent developments in radical education, phenomenology, feminist educational theory, and critical social theory. The book contains an entirely new chapter on postmodern adult education.

About this title

About the Author:

John L. Elias, Ed.D., is a Professor of Religion and Education in Fordham University's Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education. He is also a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Education in the same university. Dr. Elias has been active for many years in religious education as a teacher, administrator, consultant, and author. Among his publications are Philosophy of Education: Classical and Contemporary, The Foundations and Practice of Adult Religious Education, Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education, Paulo Freire: Pedagogue of Liberation, Studies in Theology and Education, Psychology and Religious Education, and Moral Education: Secular and Religious --All with Krieger Publishing Company. Dr. Elias lives in Madison, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1575242540
• ISBN 13: 9781575242545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 286