Enhancing adult motivation to learn : a comprehensive guide for teaching all adults

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Enhancing adult motivation to learn : a comprehensive guide for teaching all adults

Raymond J. Wlodkowski, Margery B. Ginsberg

Jossey-Bass, c2017

4th ed

  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-458) and indexes

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The classic interdisciplinary reference on adult education, updated for today's learning environment Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn provides adult educators with the information and strategies they need to guide non-traditional students toward positive educational outcomes. Providing a clear framework, guidelines for instructional planning, real-world examples, and cutting-edge ideas, this book fills the need for intrinsically motivating instruction targeted specifically toward adults returning to school. This new fourth edition sharpens the focus on community colleges, where most first-generation college students and working adults begin their higher education, and explores the rising use of technology and alternative delivery methods including a new chapter covering online instruction. Since the publication of its first edition, this book has become a classic reference for understanding adult motivation in educational and training settings. As more and more adults re-enter the educational system, instructors and trainers will find extraordinary value in this exploration at the intersection of research and practice. Examine the latest neuroscience and psychological research pertaining to adult motivation and learning Delve into alternative formats including online learning, interactive learning materials, and more Elicit and encourage adult intrinsic motivation using the Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching and sixty practical, research-backed strategies Adopt a culturally responsive instructional approach for an inclusive and equitable learning environment. Adult students differ from traditional students in motivation, attitude, experience, and more; this, combined with an increasingly diverse body of students as well electronic delivery methods, makes today's teaching environment a new landscape for instructors to navigate. Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn provides a clear guide to success for instructors and students alike.

目次

Preface ix About the Authors xvii Acknowledgments xix 1 Understanding Motivation for Adult Learners 1 2 Understanding How Aging and Culture Affect Motivation to Learn 29 3 Characteristics and Skills of a Motivating Instructor: The Five Pillars 47 4 What Motivates Adults to Learn 81 5 Encouraging Motivation in Online Formats 107 6 Establishing Inclusion among Adult Learners 147 7 Helping Adults Develop Positive Attitudes toward Learning 183 8 Enhancing Meaning in Learning Activities 227 9 Engendering Competence among Adult Learners 303 10 Building Motivational Strategies into Instructional Designs 359 Epilogue: Ethical Considerations for an Instructor of Adults 409 References 413 Name Index 459 Subject Index 469

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