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In this updated landmark book, the authors have gathered the seminal work and most current thinking on adult learning into one volume. Learning in Adulthood addresses 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 engaged in? How does aging affect learning ability?
| ISBN | 0787975885 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780787975883
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 816 | | Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Inc | | Published in | New York | | Imprint | Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S. | | Series title | Jossey-Bass Higher & Adult Education | | Format | Hardback | | Previous ISBN | 9780787910433 | | Publication date | 16 Oct 2006 | | Height (mm) | 239 | | Library of Congress | LC5225.L42 | | Width (mm) | 163 | | DEWEY | 374 | | Spine width (mm) | 46 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | Pages | 560 | |
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| 1 | | The social context of adult learning | | 5 | | 2 | | Learning environments and learning concepts | | 27 | | 3 | | Adult learners : who participates and why | | 53 | | 4 | | Knowles's Andragogy, and models of adult learning by McClusky, Illeris, and Jarvis | | 83 | | 5 | | Self-directed learning | | 105 | | 6 | | Transformational learning | | 130 | | 7 | | Experience and learning | | 159 | | 8 | | Embodied, spiritual, and narrative learning | | 189 | | 9 | | Learning and knowing : non-western perspectives | | 217 | | 10 | | Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives | | 241 | | 11 | | Traditional learning theories | | 275 | | 12 | | Adult development | | 298 | | 13 | | Cognitive development in adulthood | | 325 | | 14 | | Intelligence and aging | | 359 | | 15 | | Memory, cognition, and the brain | | 391 | | 16 | | Reflections on learning in adulthood | | 421 |
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