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Making sense of adult learning / Dorothy MacKeracher.

Summary:

"Not just for students in adult education, Making Sense of Adult Learning is for anyone working with adults in a variety of settings: business, industry, organizations, colleges, universities, and training projects. Learning is at the heart of human experience, and this guide provides essential keys to understanding how adults learn and to applying that knowledge to practical, everyday situations."--back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 080203778X
Physical Description: xv, 263 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, c2004.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-249) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. Assumptions about learning -- 2. Assumptions about adult learners -- 3. Cycles in learning -- 4. Styles in learning -- 5. Brain and mind in learning -- 6. Emotions and motives in learning -- 7. Skilled performance in learning -- 8. Relationship in learning -- 9. Spirit and soul in learning -- 10. Environment and context in learning -- 11. Strategies and styles in facilitating.