Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn, Third Edition
A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults
Published on 1. April 2008
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-0-7879-9520-1 (ISBN)
Description
New to this edition is the blending of a neuroscientific understanding of motivation and learning with an instructional approach responsive to linguistically and culturally different adult learners. Based on the most current educational and biological research, Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn addresses issues that focus on deepening learner motivation and helping adults to want to learn . In the book, Raymond J. Wlodkowski offers a clear framework and sixty practical, research-based strategies that are designed to elicit and encourage learner motivation. In addition, the book is filled with practical examples, guidelines for instructional planning, and cutting-edge ideas for assessment and transfer of learning.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-9520-1 (9780787995201)
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New editions
Raymond J. Wlodkowski | Margery B. Ginsberg
Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn
A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults
Book
10/2017
4th Edition
Jossey-Bass
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Additional editions
Raymond J. Wlodkowski
Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn
A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults
E-Book
01/2011
3rd Edition
Jossey-Bass
€48.99
Available for download
Raymond J. Wlodkowski
Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn
A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults
E-Book
01/2010
3rd Edition
Jossey-Bass
€48.99
Available for download
Person
Raymond J. Wlodkowski is professor emeritus at Regis University, Denver, and the founding executive director of the commission for Accelerated Programs. A licensed psychologist and author of numerous books, he lives in Seattle and conducts seminars for colleges and organizations throughout North America.
Content
Preface. The Author. 1. Understanding Motivation for Adult Learners. 2. Understanding How Aging and Culture Affect Motivation to Learn. 3. Characteristics and Skills of a Motivating Instructor. 4. What Motivates Adults to Learn. 5. Establishing Inclusion among Adult Learners. 6. Helping Adults Develop Positive Attitudes toward Learning. 7. Enhancing Meaning in Learning Activities. 8. Engendering Competence among Adult Learners. 9. Building Motivational Strategies into Instructional Designs. Epilogue: Ethical Considerations for an Instructor of Adult. Appendix: Observation Guide for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning (Adult Version). References. Name Index. Subject Index.