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The profession and practice of adult education : an introduction

eBook, English, ©2007
Jossey-Ball, San Francisco, CA, ©2007
1 online resource (xx, 375 pages)
9780470183038, 9781118045282, 0470183039, 1118045289
171287841
What counts as adult education?
Philosophical perspectives
Perspectives on the past
Adult education in contemporary society
Providers of formal adult education
The adult learner and concepts of learning
The global context of adult education
Examining access and opportunity
Adult education as a developing profession
The unacknowledged side of practice
Reframing practice: the future of adult education
Epilogue: a decade in review and trends for the future