a comprehensive guide Merriam, Sharan B. creator Verfasser aut Caffarella, Rosemary S. Verfasser aut Baumgartner, Lisa M. Verfasser aut text 3. Aufl. monographic XVI, 533 S. : graph. Darst. PART ONE: ADULT LEARNING IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: The social context of adult learning -- Learning environments and learning concepts -- Adult learners: who participates and why -- PART TWO: ADULT LEARNING THEORY AND MODELS: Knowles's andragogy and models of adult learning by McClusky, Illeris, and Jarvis -- Self-directed learning -- Transformational learning -- Experience and learning -- PART THREE: NEWER APPROACHES TO ADULT LEARNING: Embodied, spiritual, and narrative learning -- Learning and knowing: non-Western perspectives -- Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives -- PART FOUR: LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Traditional learning theories -- Adult development -- Cognitive development in adulthood -- Intelligence and aging -- Memory, cognition, and the brain -- Reflections on learning in adulthood. PART ONE: ADULT LEARNING IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: The social context of adult learning -- Learning environments and learning concepts -- Adult learners: who participates and why -- PART TWO: ADULT LEARNING THEORY AND MODELS: Knowles's andragogy and models of adult learning by McClusky, Illeris, and Jarvis -- Self-directed learning -- Transformational learning -- Experience and learning -- PART THREE: NEWER APPROACHES TO ADULT LEARNING: Embodied, spiritual, and narrative learning -- Learning and knowing: non-Western perspectives -- Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives -- PART FOUR: LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Traditional learning theories -- Adult development -- Cognitive development in adulthood -- Intelligence and aging -- Memory, cognition, and the brain -- Reflections on learning in adulthood Sharan B. Merriam; Rosemary S. Caffarella; Lisa M. Baumgartner Literaturverz. S. 439 - 503. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Previous ed.: 1999 Lernmethoden Erwachsenenalter Lernen Adult Erwachsene Modell Theorie Pt 0-7879-7588-5 20260731222600.0 0062460