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Understanding and facilitating adult learning : a comprehensive analysis of principles and effective practices / Stephen D. Brookfield.

By: Material type: TextSeries: The Jossey-Bass Higher Education Series | The Jossey-Bass management seriesPublisher: San Francisco, Calif. Jossey-Bass Publ. 1986Edition: 1. edDescription: XVI, 375 SISBN:
  • 1-555-42355-8
Subject(s): Other classification:
  • Pt
Review: 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.
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Bibliography: p. 301-356. - Includes indexes

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.

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