This book is a logical progression from The Sociology of Adult and Continuing Education. The author takes a completely new approach to the subject and puts forward a model of adult learning which is analysed in depth. This model arises from the results of a research project in which adults analysed their own learning experiences.
This book is a logical progression from The Sociology of Adult and Continuing Education. The author takes a completely new approach to the subject ...
As more is discovered about the powerful impact of lifelong learning on adults, educators are changing their views about how, when and where we learn. Learning is no longer defined only in the context of formal educational settings but in social context as well including families, the workplace, and religious and political groups. This book explores how learning is our lifetime quest to understand personal identity, purpose and meaning while conforming and adapting to the perceived and real confines of our paradoxical society.
The author examines the complex social experience of...
As more is discovered about the powerful impact of lifelong learning on adults, educators are changing their views about how, when and where we lea...
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocating one approach. It examines the theories of all the significant sociological writers in the field such as Knowles, Marx, Freire and Gramsci and sets them in the broader intellectual context. It also considers the content of the curriculum in adult education and the place of adult education in society at large. The author indicates the strengths and weaknesses of the different sociological perspectives and demonstrates how they can be used to...
This book provides a comprehensive sociological overview of adult and continuing education. It draws on all branches of sociology rather than advocati...
As more is discovered about the powerful impact of lifelong learning on adults, educators are changing their views about how, when and where we learn. Learning is no longer defined only in the context of formal educational settings but in social context as well - including families, the workplace, and religious and political groups. This book explores how learning is our lifetime quest to understand personal identity, purpose and meaning while conforming and adapting to the perceived and real confines of our paradoxical society. The author examines the complex social experience of learning,...
As more is discovered about the powerful impact of lifelong learning on adults, educators are changing their views about how, when and where we learn....
This title is a logical progression from 'The Sociology of Adult and Continuing Education.' The author takes a completely new approach to the subject and puts forward a model of adult learning which is analysed in depth. This model arises from the results of a research project in which adults analysed their own learning experiences.
This title is a logical progression from 'The Sociology of Adult and Continuing Education.' The author takes a completely new approach to the subject ...
Sparked by global capitalism s demand for new knowledge and new commodities, as well as new logistical systems to deliver them, the nature of education has changed significantly. Universities, in striving to become a part of this knowledge society, have focused on responding to these demands, at the expense of the humanities and social sciences.
The dominance of this way of thinking, primarily a product of Western educational thought, has clearly affected approaches to education in the East. The originalities, authenticities, and unique perspectives of the East have failed to get enough...
Sparked by global capitalism s demand for new knowledge and new commodities, as well as new logistical systems to deliver them, the nature of educa...
An analysis of learning throughout the whole of life. Written as a text for both educators and carers, it demonstrates how the learning process works through life and how learning at all stages of life is best achieved.
An analysis of learning throughout the whole of life. Written as a text for both educators and carers, it demonstrates how the learning process works ...
