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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... America has shaped the definitions, concepts, goals, and purposes of the field. What has “counted”as adulteducation haschanged over the years; furthermore, whereone standsin relation to thefield—as practitioner, academician, policymaker ...
... America has shaped the definitions, concepts, goals, and purposes of the field. What has “counted”as adulteducation haschanged over the years; furthermore, whereone standsin relation to thefield—as practitioner, academician, policymaker ...
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... America, adulthood asa stageoflife is a relatively new concept.According to Jordan (1978), the psychological sense ofadulthood, “aswe ordinarily think ofit today, islargely an artifactof twentiethcentury American culture [that]emerged ...
... America, adulthood asa stageoflife is a relatively new concept.According to Jordan (1978), the psychological sense ofadulthood, “aswe ordinarily think ofit today, islargely an artifactof twentiethcentury American culture [that]emerged ...
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... America. “Popular education” was promoted by some inthelate 1800s not onlytoinclude university extension but also to reflect a concern with appealing to themasses. The termhome education was promoted by MelvilDewey, inventor ofthe ...
... America. “Popular education” was promoted by some inthelate 1800s not onlytoinclude university extension but also to reflect a concern with appealing to themasses. The termhome education was promoted by MelvilDewey, inventor ofthe ...
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... America. Apps, inhis book Problems in Continuing Education (1979),makes the case foradopting the term rather thanadult education because “for manypeople, 'adult education' connotes 'catching up'”andis thus associated exclusively ...
... America. Apps, inhis book Problems in Continuing Education (1979),makes the case foradopting the term rather thanadult education because “for manypeople, 'adult education' connotes 'catching up'”andis thus associated exclusively ...
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... America.Invented inNorth America and popularized bythe Commission on NonTraditional Study, nontraditional education refers to thevarietyof ways inwhichadults can receivecredit toward adegree in higher education. These ways include ...
... America.Invented inNorth America and popularized bythe Commission on NonTraditional Study, nontraditional education refers to thevarietyof ways inwhichadults can receivecredit toward adegree in higher education. These ways include ...
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Chapter3 | |
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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