
Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning
Stephen Brookfield(Author)
Open University Press
Published on 16. June 1986
Book
Paperback/Softback
400 pages
978-0-335-15226-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a critical examination of the myths surrounding adult education and its practice.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
526 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-335-15226-1 (9780335152261)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Adult learners - motives for learning and implications for practice; understanding how adults learn; exploring self-directedness in learning; facilitating self-directed learning; andragogy - alternative interpretations and applications; the facilitator's role in adult learning; learning in informal settings; programme development for adults - challenging the institutional approach; structuring programs around learners' needs and abilities; evaluating learning and its facilitation; facilitating learning - towards guidelines for good practice.