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Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning: A Comprehensive Analysis of Principles and Effective Practices / Edition 1

The Wabash Center

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Author
Brookfield, Stephen D.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, San Francisco
ISBN
B008UB5C36
Table of Contents
Preface
The Author

ch. 1 Adult Learners: Motives for Learning and Implications for Practice
ch. 2 Understanding How Adults Learn
ch. 3 Exploring Self-Directedness in Learning
ch. 4 Facilitating Self-Directed Learning
ch. 5 Andragogy: Alternative Interpretations and Applications
ch. 6 The Facilitator's Role in Adult Learning
ch. 7 Learning in Informal Settings
ch. 8 Learning in Formal Settings
ch. 9 Program Development for Adults: Challenging the Institutional Approach
ch. 10 Structuring Programs Around Learners' Needs and Abilities
ch. 11 Evaluating Learning and Its Facilitation
ch. 12 Facilitating Learning: Toward Guidelines for Good Practice

Abbreviations
References
Name Index
Subject Index
1986 Winner of the Imogene Okes Award and the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education

The first book to receive both the Imogene Okes Award and the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education presented by the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. This book analyzes current approaches to adult learning and presents a comprehensive review of the research on how adults learn. (From the Publisher)