Understanding Adult Education and Training

ISBN-13: 9781865081472 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 352 str.

Griff Foley

Opis

"Understanding Adult Education and Training" offers a broad overview of the field for adult educators and workplace trainers. It introduces the keys issues, debates and theories in a way which is relevant to practice. Its aim is to deepen readers' understanding of adult learning and education so that they can be better practitioners.

Adult education is a diverse field so there is no single body of knowledge which is appropriate for all adult educators. "Understanding Adult Education and Training" introduces a wide range of formal theory from adult education and associated fields, and shows readers how they can use it their own circumstances.

The first edition of this book has become a standard reference for students and professionals in Australia. This edition is fully revised and updated for an international readership.

Spis treści

Preface

Contributors

Introduction

Part I The Foundations

Introduction to Part I

1 A framework for understanding adult learning and education Griff Foley

2 Understanding adult learners Philip Pogson + Mark Tennant

3 Teaching adults Griff Foley

4 Program development in adult education and training Michael Newman

5 Evaluating adult education and training James Athanasou

Part II Context and Change

Introduction to Part II

6 Research in adult education and training John McIntyre

7 Policy formation in adult education and training Griff Foley, Alastair Crombie, Geof Hawke + Roger Morris

8 Flexible learning for adults Richard Edwards + Katherine Nicoll

9 Reading the discources of adult basic education teaching Alison Lee + Rosie Wickert

Part III Workplace Change and Learning

Introduction to Part III

10 Organisational learning: basic concepts Laurie Field

O autorze

Griff Foley is Associate Professor in Adult Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is author of Learning in Social Action (Zed, 1999).