The profession and practice of adult education : an introduction
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The profession and practice of adult education : an introduction
(The Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series)
Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1997
1st ed
Available at 7 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 290-324) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring. - Peter Jarvis, professor of continuing education and senior research professor, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
Table of Contents
- FOUNDATIONS OF ADULT EDUCATION
- 1. What Counts as Adult Education
- 2. Philosophical Perspectives
- 3. Perspectives on the Past
- 4. Adult Education in Contemporary Society
- THE ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF ADULT EDUCATION
- 5. Providers of Formal Adult Education
- 6. The Adult Learner and Concepts of Learning
- 7. The Global Context of Adult Education
- 8. Examining Access and Opportunity
- DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL FIELD OF PRACTICE
- 9. Adult Education as a Developing Profession
- 10. The Unacknowledged Side of Practice
- 11. Reframing Practice: The Future of Adult Education.
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