The Profession and Practice of Adult Education: An IntroductionJohn Wiley & Sons, 17. feb. 2011 - 396 sider The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring. --Peter Jarvis, professor of continuing education and senior research professor, University of Surrey, United Kingdom |
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... to Schwartz,the paradoxof choice refers to the notion that in today's society, the rangeof choices available innearly allaspects of life are virtually unlimited. Every day, we face choices about which foodis good for our health, which books ...
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... by asking how you, thereader, connect withthe field of adult education: howdo you work with adults inan educational capacity? We then explore the concepts of “adult” and “education,” which leads us todefining “adult education” and related ...
... by asking how you, thereader, connect withthe field of adult education: howdo you work with adults inan educational capacity? We then explore the concepts of “adult” and “education,” which leads us todefining “adult education” and related ...
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... [to] fourteen years of age inColonial America as adult education”(p. 4). Ifbiologically defined, many cultures consider puberty to be the entry into adulthood. Legal definitions of adulthood are generally anchored in chronological age, which ...
... [to] fourteen years of age inColonial America as adult education”(p. 4). Ifbiologically defined, many cultures consider puberty to be the entry into adulthood. Legal definitions of adulthood are generally anchored in chronological age, which ...
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... in response to specific needs, and that its growth has been episodic rather than steady. In the Colonial period, for ... which isdisplacing workersand creating a need for retraining and new careers; and technological advances are forces ...
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Chapter 4 Adult Education in Contemporary Society | |
The Organization and Delivery of Adult Education | |
Chapter 6 TheAdult Learner and Concepts of Learning | |
Examining Access and Opportunity | |
PartIII Developing a Professional Field of Practice | |
The Unacknowledged Side of Practice | |
Reframing Practice The Future of Adult Education | |
ADecade in Review and Trends for the Future | |
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The Global Context of Adult Education | |
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