Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning

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.