Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn
A Comprehensive Guide for Teaching All Adults
Raymond J. Wlodkowski(Author)
Jossey-Bass (Publisher)
Published on 25. December 1998
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-7879-0360-2 (ISBN)
Description
In the more than a decade since its original publication, Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn has been widely used in all educational and training settings where adults are learners, and has remained a work of enduring value to both practitioners and students of adult learning. This completely revised edition of Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn offers updated, culturally responsive practical advice and strategies in the jargon-free, readable style that made the original work so popular. This valuable resource is for teachers, trainers, and anyone who wants learning to be a motivating experience for all adults.
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Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 160 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-0360-2 (9780787903602)
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Person
RAYMOND J. WLODKOWSKI is research professor in the School of Professional Studies at Regis University, Denver. A licensed psychologist and coauthor of Diversity and Motivation (Jossey--Bass, 1995), he works nationally and internationally in adult education and training.
Content
How Motivation Affects Instruction. Characteristics and Skills of a Motivating Instructor. What Motivates Adults to Learn. Establishing Inclusion Among Adult Learners. Helping Adults Develop Positive Attitudes Toward Learning. Enhancing Meaning in Learning Activities. EngAndering Competence among Adult Learners. Building Motivational Strategies into Instructional Plans. Epilogue: Being an Effective Instructor of Adults. Appendix: Observation Guide for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning (Adult Version) Margery B. Ginsberg.