Learning in Adulthood

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In this updated landmark book, the authors have gathered the seminal work and most current thinking on adult learning into one volume. Learning in Adulthood addresses a wide range of topics including: Who are adult learners? How do adults learn? Why are adults involved in learning activities? How does the social context shape the learning that adults are engaged in? How does aging affect learning ability?

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Sharan B. Merriam

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"For this third edition of Learning in Adulthood we havepaid particular attention to work published since the last editionof the book. This third edition of Learning in Adulthoodbuilds on material in the 1999 edition, bringing together theimportant contributions of the past decade to our understanding ofadult learning. While we have preserved important foundationalmaterial (such as a discussion of andragogy), we have also broughtto bear the most recent thinking and research. We have strived toput together a comprehensive overview and synthesis of what we knowabout adult learning: the context in which it takes place, who theparticipants are, what they learn and why, the nature of thelearning process itself, new approaches to adult learning, thedevelopment of theory in adult learning, and other issues relevantto understanding adult learning." --From the Preface Previous praise for Learning in Adulthood "An essential volume in adult education." --Choice "This book is extremely useful in that it provides an informedoverview of issues related to adult learning. It is very readable,yet packs considerable challenge for the more experienced adulteducator." --Canadian Journal of University ContinuingEducation "Learning in Adulthood's greatest strengths are itscoverage of the learning context, theory-building within adultlearning, and how social and ethical issues offer specialchallenges to adult learning. It will be useful to both experiencedand novice continuing educators, as well as laypersons." --Continuing Higher Education Review
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