The Making of an Adult Educator
Author: Malcolm S. Knowles
Publisher:
Published: 2019-08
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780979564338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn updated version of Knowles' classic discussion of adult education
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Making Sense of Adult Learning
Author: Dorothy MacKeracher
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2004-11-01
Total Pages: 286
ISBN-13: 1442690496
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearning is an inseparable part of human experience. Understanding how adults learn and applying that expertise to practical everyday situations and relationships opens the window on a broader understanding of the capacity of the human mind. Dorothy MacKeracher's Making Sense of Adult Learning was first published in 1996, and was acclaimed for its readability and value as a reference tool. For the second edition of this essential work, MacKeracher has reorganized and revised many of the chapters to bring the text up-to-date for contemporary use. Concepts are presented from learning-centred and learner-centred perspectives, while related learning and teaching principles provide ideas about how one may enable others to learn more effectively. Written for people preparing to become adult educators, Making Sense of Adult Learning provides background information about the nature of adult learning and the characteristics that typify adult learners. This new edition will be quick to assert its place as the premier guide in the field.
The Making of an Adult Educator
Author: Malcolm Shepherd Knowles
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMalcolm S. Knowles tells the story of his professional career--and provides a personal inside look at how the field of adult education has developed over the last five decades.
Becoming Adult Learners
Author: Eleanor Drago-Severson
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: 2004-07-25
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780807744840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers a new and promising way to support adults in Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) programs specifically, and learners in adult education, in general. Applying renowned Harvard University psychologist Robert Kegan's constructive-development theory, Drago-Severson depicts an in-depth investigation into how and why adults develop "ways of knowing" to better prepare them for their work in the 21st century. This book provides practical suggestions for applying Kegan's theory in adult education classrooms to enable teachers, curriculum developers, program designers, and policymakers to better respond to adult learners' strengths and learning needs.
The Adult Learner
Author: Malcolm S. Knowles
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-12-20
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1000072894
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles’ pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centred approach to learning have been hugely influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. The 9th edition of The Adult Learner has been revised to include: Updates to the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. The addition of two new chapters on diversity and inclusion in adult learning, and andragogy and the online adult learner. An updated supporting website. This website for the 9th edition of The Adult Learner will provide basic instructor aids including a PowerPoint presentation for each chapter. Revisions throughout to make it more readable and relevant to your practices. If you are a researcher, practitioner, or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning you should not be without.
Training Educators of Adults
Author: Stephen Brookfield
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-12-07
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 0429845677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published in 1988, this book provides perspective on conceptualisations of adult education in the late 20th century, the range of providing agencies and the varying orientations towards defining the role of the adult educator. It draws together and contextualises a selection of the most important readings on adult education theory and practice. The book will help develop critically reflective practitioners on adutl education courses - educators aware of the assumptions underlying their practice and capable of identifying theories and placing both theory and practice within the wider and ever-changing socio-politico context.
Challenging the Professionalization of Adult Education
Author: André P. Grace
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0787978272
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is groundbreaking book examines the influence of the radical educator and social critic John Ohliger and provides a challenge to orthodox approaches to adult education. Ohliger's call to focus on the necessity of learning to democracy, and his critique of those that fail to keep freedom and responsibility at the center of the learning enterprise, provide rich material for the authors? reflections on the many ways in which Ohliger's work has influenced contemporary practice in the field. The book also includes his most influential works also allows the reader to engage with his ideas directly.
Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2021-03-19
Total Pages: 1551
ISBN-13: 1799887340
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether it is earning a GED, a particular skill, or technical topic for a career, taking classes of interest, or even returning to begin a degree program or completing it, adult learning encompasses those beyond the traditional university age seeking out education. This type of education could be considered non-traditional as it goes beyond the typical educational path and develops learners that are self-initiated and focused on personal development in the form of gaining some sort of education. Essentially, it is a voluntary choice of learning throughout life for personal and professional development. While there is often a large focus towards K-12 and higher education, it is important that research also focuses on the developing trends, technologies, and techniques for providing adult education along with understanding lifelong learners’ choices, developments, and needs. The Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners focuses specifically on adult education and the best practices, services, and educational environments and methods for both the teaching and learning of adults. This spans further into the understanding of what it means to be a lifelong learner and how to develop adults who want to voluntarily contribute to their own development by enhancing their education level or knowledge of certain topics. This book is essential for teachers and professors, course instructors, business professionals, school administrators, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the latest advancements in adult education and lifelong learning.
The Adult Learner
Author: Malcolm Shepherd Knowles
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 418
ISBN-13: 1856178110
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRevisions throughout to make it more readable and relevant to your practices.
Disrupting Adult and Community Education
Author: Robert C. Mizzi
Publisher: SUNY Press
Published: 2016-05-12
Total Pages: 354
ISBN-13: 1438460910
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReconceptualizes local, national, and transnational adult education practices in light of neoliberalism and globalization. This groundbreaking book critiques the boundaries of where adult education takes place through a candid examination of teaching, learning, and working practices in the social periphery. Lives in this context are diverse and made through complex practices that take place in the shadows of formal systems: on streetscapes and farms, in vehicles and homes, and through underground networks. Educators may be family members, friends, or colleagues, and the curriculum may be based on needs, interests, histories, and cultural practices. The case studies presented here analyze adult education in the lives of sex workers, LGBTQ activists, undocumented migrants, disabled workers, homeless youth, immigrants, inmates, and others. Focusing on learning at the social margins, this book challenges readers to reconceptualize local, national, and transnational adult education practices in light of neoliberalism and globalization.
