Authors: John M. Dirkx, Suzanne M. Prenger, Suzanne Prenger
ISBN-13: 9780787908379, ISBN-10: 0787908371
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: April 1997
Edition: New Edition
JOHN DIRKX is associate professor of higher, adult, and lifelong education at Michigan State University and associate director of the Michigan Center for Career and Technical Education. SUZANNE PRENGER is a doctoral student in psychological and cultural studies in education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Adults learn more easily when classroom material is connected to their life experiences. A Guide for Planning and Implementing Instruction for Adults is an indispensable 'how to do it? guide for instructors and trainers in all areas of adult education who need a proven means of customizing what they teach to the needs and previous knowledge of their students. John Dirkx and Suzanne Prenger take a practical step-by-step approach, filling the book with a wealth of useful worksheets, charts, and graphs for use with theme-based instruction. They also give instructors a concise grounding in the theoretical base for this approach, covering such topics as how adults learn and how learning styles differ among adults. While sophisticated enough for experienced teachers, the book is an excellent resource for instructors and trainers who may have little or no classroom experience. The manual is especially suited to instructors of adult basic education, literacy education, English as a second language, and workplace basic education.
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
The Authors | ||
Ch. 1 | Using Integrated, Themes-Based Instruction with Adults | 1 |
Ch. 2 | Understanding Contextual Learning in Educating Adults | 19 |
Ch. 3 | Defining the Teacher's Role in Thematic Instruction | 33 |
Ch. 4 | Identifying, Selecting, and Planning Theme Units | 55 |
Ch. 5 | Sample Theme Units | 75 |
Ch. 6 | Instructional Strategies | 83 |
Ch. 7 | Assessing ITB Instruction | 111 |
Ch. 8 | Successfully Implementing ITB Instruction: Challenges and Opportunities | 123 |
Resource A | Academic Competencies and Life and Process Skills | 133 |
Resource B | Curricular and Instructional Resources for Implementing ITB Instruction | 141 |
Resource C | Personal Notes and Reflections for Teachers | 145 |
References | 151 | |
Index | 155 |