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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415494818
ISBN-139780415494816
eBay Product ID (ePID)71753371
Product Key Features
Number of Pages338 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAdult Education and Lifelong Learning : Theory and Practice
Publication Year2010
SubjectAdult & Continuing Education, General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaEducation
AuthorPeter Jarvis
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2009-034478
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal374
Table Of ContentList of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The Person as Learner 2. The Learning Society 3. Education and Learning 4. Learning 5. Perspectives of Learning Theory 6. Developments in Learning Theory 7. Teaching Adults 8. Process of Teaching 9. Theoretical Perspectives on Teaching 10. Distance Education and Open Learning 11. Assessing and Evaluating 12. Curriculum Theory and Programme Planning 13. Practice, Theory, Research and Policy 14. The Professional Preparation of Teachers of Adults Conclusion Selected Further Reading Bibliography Index
Edition DescriptionRevised edition,New Edition
SynopsisNow in its fourth edition, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning is well established, and is regarded as the most widely used text about adult education. Fully revised and updated with substantial additional material, this new edition takes account of many changes which have occurred in the field of adult education. With new features for students and researchers, updates incorporate: material on the ethical and political implications of lifelong learning detailed information on changes relating to globalisation increased emphasis on societal changes information on the way technologies are affecting the way people learn changing approaches to knowledge, knowledge acquisition and knowledge assessment. Students of education and education studies will find this an invaluable course companion, whilst practitioners and researchers in adult and lifelong learning will find this new fully-up-to-date edition even broader in scope than the last.