Adult Learning and Development : Perspectives From Educational Psychology

ISBN-13: 9780805825237 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 296 str.

Smith; M. Cecil Smith; Thomas Pourchot

Opis

Adult education occurs whenever individuals engage in sustained, systematic learning in order to affect changes in their attitudes, knowledge, skills or belief systems. Learning, instruction and developmental processes are the primary foci of educational psychology research and theorizing, but educational psychologists' work in these domains has centred primarily on the childhood and adolescent school years. More recently, a number of educational psychologists have studied learning and development in adulthood. These efforts have resulted in what is termed adult educational psychology.

Recenzje

"A 'must read' for researchers, teachers, and graduate students in the fields of educational psychology, adult development, and adult education, this collection will also interest adults seeking insights into their own life-span learning and development."
—CHOICE

"This book should be of interest to many readers. Educational psychologists will discover that learning is not restricted to children, and cognitive aging researchers will discover adult learning may be investigated outside of the laboratory. General readers will learn much about themselves as learners from chapters that are well-written and easy to comprehend."
—Contemporary Psychology

Spis treści

Contents: M. Pressley, Foreword. Preface. Part I:Introduction. M.C. Smith, T. Pourchot, What Does Educational Psychology Know About Adult Learning and Development? Part II:Theoretical Perspectives. N. Granott, We Learn, Therefore We Develop: Learning Versus Development--or Developing Learning? J. Pascual-Leone, R.R. Irwin, Abstraction, the Will, the Self, and Modes of Learning in Adulthood. C.J. Bonk, K.A. Kim, Extending Sociocultural Theory to Adult Learning. G. Schraw, On the Development of Adult Metacognition. Part III:Knowing, Learning, and Problem-Solving in Adulthood. B. Torff, R.J. Sternberg, Changing Mind, Changing World: Practical Intelligence and Tacit Knowledge in Adult Learning. M. Schommer, The Role of Adults' Beliefs About Knowledge in School, Work, and Everyday Life. P.L. Ackerman, Adult Intelligence: Sketch of a Theory and Applications to Learning and Education. R.N. Carney, J.R. Levin, Mnemonic Strategies for Adult Learners. Part IV:Adult Educational Psychology. B.J.F. Meyer, A.P. Talbot, Adult Age Differences in Reading and Remembering Text and Using This Information to Make Decisions in Everyday Life. M.C. Smith, The Educational Psychology of Reading in Adulthood. C.T. Coyle, R.D. Enright, Forgiveness Education With Adult Learners. L. Shumow, Contributions of Parent Education to Adult Development. Part V:Conclusion. M.C. Smith, T. Pourchot, Toward an Adult Educational Psychology. Author Index. Subject Index.

O autorze

Thomas Pourchot, M. Cecil Smith