Authors: Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner
ISBN-13: 9780787975883, ISBN-10: 0787975885
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Date Published: October 2006
Edition: 3rd Edition
SHARAN B. MERRIAM is professor of adult education at the University of Georgia, Athens. Her research and writing focus on the foundations of the adult education field, on adult development and learning, and on qualitative research methods. An acclaimed scholar in her field, she has served as author, coauthor, or editor of seventeen books and was coeditor of Adult Education Quarterly for five years. ROSEMARY S. CAFFARELLA is a professor in the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. A preeminent authority on adult learning and development, training, and program development, Caffarella is author or coauthor of five books on adult and continuing education.
An updated synthesis of what we know about adult learning—its context, participants, major theoretical developments, and more. The authors reveal how sociocultural influences can create specific developmental needs and interests, and how race, class, and gender can shape learning. From this background, they construct a more inclusive perspective on adult learning, guiding readers toward new ways of thinking about teaching, learning, and the social implications of adult education.
Preface | ||
The Authors | ||
Pt. 1 | The Context and Provision of Adult Learning | 1 |
1 | Adult Learning and Contemporary Society | 5 |
2 | Learning Opportunities in Adulthood | 24 |
3 | Participation in Adult Education | 45 |
4 | Providing Learning Opportunities | 72 |
Pt. 2 | Adult Development and Learning | 89 |
5 | Biological and Psychological Development | 93 |
6 | Sociocultural and Integrative Perspectives on Development | 117 |
7 | Cognitive Development in Adulthood | 138 |
8 | Intelligence and Aging | 168 |
Pt. 3 | The Learning Process | 193 |
9 | Memory, Cognition, and the Brain | 195 |
10 | Experience and Learning | 221 |
11 | Key Theories of Learning | 248 |
Pt. 4 | The Learning Transaction with Adults | 267 |
12 | Andragogy and Other Models of Adult Learning | 271 |
13 | Self-Directed Learning | 288 |
14 | Transformational Learning | 318 |
15 | Critical Theory, Postmodern, and Feminist Perspectives | 340 |
Pt. 5 | Reflections on Practice | 367 |
16 | Ethics and Adult Learning | 369 |
17 | Integrating Theory and Practice | 387 |
References | 405 | |
Name Index | 475 | |
Subject Index | 483 |