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Effective Adult Learning » (1st Edition)

Authors: Robert J. Birkenholz
ISBN-13: 9780813431604, ISBN-10: 0813431603
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: September 1998
Edition: 1st Edition

	Foreword	vii
	List of Figures	ix
	List of Tables	xiii
Chapter 1	Historical Development	1
Chapter 2	Need for Adult Education	13
Chapter 3	Characteristics of Adult Learners	21
Chapter 4	Adult Learning Principles	31
Chapter 5	Adult Teaching Methods	43
Chapter 6	Advisory Groups	57
Chapter 7	Needs Assessment	71
Chapter 8	Planning Adult Programs	81
Chapter 9	Conducting Adult Programs	95
Chapter 10	Evaluating Adult Programs	103
Chapter 11	Promoting Adult Programs	113
Chapter 12	Funding Adult Programs	123
Chapter 13	Selecting Adult Educators	133
Chapter 14	Distance Learning with Adults	143
Appendix A	A Philosophy for Adult Education	157
Appendix B	30 Things We Know for Sure About Adult Learning	161
Appendix C	Principles of Teaching and Learning	165
Appendix D	Variables of Effective Teaching	167
Appendix E	Comparison Between Pedagogy and Andragogy	169
Appendix F	Levels of Learning Within Domains	171
Appendix G	Continuing Education Units	175
Appendix H	Promotion of Adult Learning	179
	References	183
	Index	189