Authors: Dorothy Mackeracher
ISBN-13: 9780802037787, ISBN-10: 080203778X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Date Published: November 2004
Edition: 2nd Edition
Dorothy MacKeracher is a professor emerita in the Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick.
Updating her 1996 edition to include new research on brain function and the role of the learning environment, MacKeracher (University of New Brunswick) describes how adults learn. She begins with the basic assumptions about learning in general and adult learning in particularand how individuals have preferences and experiences which may affect their learningand then describes cycles in learning as proposed by Kolb and Taylor and theories of learning styles. Other topics include the workings of the nervous system, the mind, intelligence and cognitive development; how physical learning works in adults; the influence of relationships, spiritual issues, environment, and context on the willingness or ability of adult learners; and basic strategies and theoretical models for facilitating adult learning. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1 | Assumptions about learning | 3 |
2 | Assumptions about adult learners | 23 |
3 | Cycles in learning | 53 |
4 | Styles in learning | 71 |
5 | Brain and mind in learning | 92 |
6 | Emotions and motives in learning | 123 |
7 | Skilled performance in learning | 139 |
8 | Relationship in learning | 151 |
9 | Spirit and soul in learning | 172 |
10 | Environment and context in learning | 186 |
11 | Strategies and styles in facilitating | 206 |