education/interpretat

Item Description

These three books will be useful to anybody who teaches adults, whether in or out of the classroom.

from the covers: 

Learning in Adulthood - A Comprehensive Guide:  In this updated landmark book, the authors have gathered the seminal work and most current thinking on adult learning in to one volume. Learning in Adulthood addreses a wide range of topics including: Who are adult learners? How do adults learn? Why are adults involved in learning activities? How does the social context shape the learning that adults are ingaged in? How does aging affect learning ability?"

The Adult Learner - The Definitieve Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development:  "Keeping to the practical format of the last edition, The Adult Learner, Sixth Edition is divided into three parts. The first part contains the classic chapters that describe the roots and principles of andragogy, including a new chapter which presents Knowles' program planning model. The second part focuses on the advancements in adult learning with each chapter fully revised, incorporating a major expansion of Andragogy in Practice. The last part of the book contains an updated selection of topical readings that advance the theory and will include the HRD style inventory developed by Malcom Knowles.

The Adult Learner, Sixth Edition is essential reading for adult learning practictioners, students, and HRD professionals. It provides a theoretical framework for understanding the adult learning issues both in the teaching and workplace environments."

Global Issues and Adult Education: Perspectives from Latin America. Southern Africa, and the United States:  "Global Issues and Adult Education shows how adult education can be used to support the positive outcomes of globalizatin that lead to greater good and to thwart the outomes that produce negative consequences."

Learning in Adulthood: 

by Sharan BV. Merriam et al.

2007

503 pages

hardbound

6.25" x 9.25"

like new condition

The Adult Learner:

by Malcom S. Knowles et al.

2005

360 pages

paperback

6" x 9"

very good condition

Global Issues:

by Sharan B. Merriam et al.

2006

496 pages

hardbound

7" x 9.5"

like new condition

 

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