Learning in adulthood : a comprehensive guide.: a comprehensive guide. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Authors: Merriam, Sharan B; Baumgartner, Lisa, 1964-
• Contents: Acknowledgments vii Preface ix About the Authors xv Part I: Adult Learning in Contemporary Society 1 Chapter 1 The Social Context of Adult Learning 5 Chapter 2 Adult Learning and Technology 26 Chapter 3 Learning Environments and Learning Concepts 52 Chapter 4 Adult Learners: Who Participates and Why 82 Part II: Adult Learning Theory 113 Chapter 5 Knowles’s Andragogy and McClusky’s Theory of Margin 117 Chapter 6 Self-Directed Learning 137 Chapter 7 Transformative Learning 166 Chapter 8 Experience and Learning 196 Part III: Newer Approaches to Adult Learning 229 Chapter 9 Embodied, Spiritual, and Narrative Learning 233 Chapter 10 Learning and Knowing: Eastern and Indigenous Perspectives 268 Chapter 11 Critical Theory, Postmodern, and Feminist Perspectives 290 Part IV: Learning and Development 317 Chapter 12 Adult Development 321 Chapter 13 Cognitive Development in Adulthood 346 Chapter 14 Intelligence and Aging 375 Chapter 15 Brain, Memory, and Cognition 409 Chapter 16 Reflections on Learning in Adulthood 439 References 459 Name Index 541 Subject Index 561
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Publisher Details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 374; Adult learning
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119490494; 9781119490517
• Related ISBNs: 9781119490487
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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