The Adult Learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development 8th Edition (eBook PDF) – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
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- ISBN-10 : 0415739020
- ISBN-13 : 978-0415739023
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How 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’s pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centered 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
table of contents:
Part I: Adult Learning
1. Introduction to Adult Learning
2. Exploring the World of Learning Theory
3. Andragogy: A Theory of Adult Learning
4. The Andragogical Process Model for Learning
5. Andragogy in Practice
Part II: The Backdrop of Learning and Teaching Theories
6.Theories of Learning
7.Theories of Teaching
8.Adult Learning Within Human Resource Development
Part III: Advancements in Adult Learning
9.New Perspectives on Andragogy
10.Beyond Andragogy
11.Information Technology and Learning
12.Neuroscience and Andragogy
Part IV: Practices in Adult Learning
13.Whole Part Whole Learning Model
14.Facilitating Learning
15.Guidelines for the Using Learning Contracts
16.Core Competency Diagnostic and Planning Guide
17.Personal Adult Learning Style Inventory
18.Effective Technology-Based Adult Learning
Part V: International and Future Perspectives on Adult Learning
19.European Perspectives on Adult Learning (Contributed by John A. Henschke and Mary Cooper)
20.Andragogy: International History, Meaning, Context, and Function (Contributed by Dr. Jost Reischmann)
21.The Future of Andragogy