Third update on adult learning theory

Summary: As the title indicates, this volume contains articles on more recent areas of interest in adult learning theory. The focus is on holistic learning that is more than cognitive processing. The list of contents indicates the variety of topics covered. Implications for practice are included.

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Physical Description: print
103 p. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Contents: Transformative learning theory / Edward W. Taylor -- Workplace learning: Emerging trends and new perspectives / Tara Fenwick -- Spirituality and adult learning / Elizabeth J. Tisdell -- Learning through the body / Tammy J. Freiler -- Teaching with the brain in mind / Kathleen Taylor, Annalee Lamoreaux -- Narrative learning in adulthood / M. Carolyn Clark, Marsha Rossiter -- Non-western perspectives on learning and knowing / Sharan B. Merriam, Young Sek Kim -- Troubling adult learning in the present time / Robert J. Hill -- Adult learning theory for the twenty-first century / Sharan B. Merriam