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The Profession and Practice of Adult Education Sharan B. Merriam

The Profession and Practice of Adult Education By Sharan B. Merriam

The Profession and Practice of Adult Education by Sharan B. Merriam


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The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring.

The Profession and Practice of Adult Education Summary

The Profession and Practice of Adult Education: An Introduction by Sharan B. Merriam

The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring.
--Peter Jarvis, professor of continuing education and senior research professor, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

About Sharan B. Merriam

Sharan B. Merriam is professor of adult education at the University of Georgia.

Ralph G. Brockett is professor of adult education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Table of Contents

Preface.

Preface to the Updated Edition.

The Authors.

Part One: Foundations of Adult Education.

1. What Counts as Adult Education?

2. Philosophical Perspectives.

3. Perspectives on the Past.

4. Adult Education in Contemporary Society.

Part Two: The Organization and Delivery of Adult Education

5. Providers of Formal Adult Education.

6. The Adult Learner and Concepts of Learning.

7. The Global Context of Adult Education.

8. Examining Access and Opportunity.

Part Three: Developing a Professional Field of Practice.

9. Adult Education as a Developing Profession.

10. The Unacknowledged Side of Practice.

11. Reframing Practice: The Future of Adult Education.

Epilogue: A Decade in Review and Trends for the Future.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

Additional information

NLS9780470181539
9780470181539
0470181532
The Profession and Practice of Adult Education: An Introduction by Sharan B. Merriam
New
Paperback
John Wiley & Sons Inc
2007-07-25
396
N/A
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