Learning to listen, learning to teach : the power of dialogue in educating adults

ISBN: 0787959677 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print xxiii, 263 p. ; 23 cm.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2002.

Summary: This book outlines twelve principles and practices that ensure dialogue and effective adult learning.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part one: A process that works and why: Twelve principles for effective adult learning -- Quantum thinking and dialogue education -- How the principles inform course design: two examples -- Part two: The principles in practice across cultures and around the world: Learning needs and resources assessment: taking the first steps in dialogue -- Safety: creating a safe environment for learning -- Sound relationships: using the power of friendship -- Sequence and reinforcement: supporting their learning -- Praxis: turning practice into action and reflection -- Learners as decision makers: harnessing the power of self through respect -- Learning with ideas, feelings, and actions: using the whole person -- Immediacy: teaching what is really useful to learners -- Assuming new roles for dialogue: embracing the death of the professor -- Teamwork: celebrating learning together -- Engagement: learning actively -- Accountability: knowing how they know they know -- Part three: Becoming an effective teacher of adults: Reviewing the twelve principles and quantum thinking -- How do you know you know? Supposing and proposing -- Appendix: Ways of doing needs assessment.
Target Audience Note:	Reading level: Independent (Gr 8+).