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First edition

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, a Wiley Brand, [2014]

xviii, 302 stran : ilustrace ; 25 cm

ISBN 978-1-118-13057-5 (vázáno)

001650942

List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits ix // Preface xi // The Authors xvii // 1 Adult Learning in Today’s World 1 // The Social Context of Adult Learning 1 // The Adult Learner and Learning in Adulthood 11 Settings Where Learning Occurs 15 Chapter Summary 21 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 21 Chapter Highlights 22 // 2 Traditional Learning Theories 24 // What Is Learning? 24 // Learning Theories 25 Chapter Summary 38 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 38 Chapter Highlights 41 // vi // Contents // 3 Andragogy: The Art and Science of Helping Adults Learn 42 // Before Andragogy 44 // Assumptions About Adult Learners 46 Andragogy Today 56 Chapter Summary 58 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 59 Chapter Highlights 60 // 4 Self-Directed Learning 61 // The Nature of Self-Directed Learning 62 The Process of Self-Directed Learning 66 Self-Directed Learning in Various Contexts 71 Assessing Self-Directed Learning 74 Critiques of Self-Directed Learning 76 Chapter Summary 78 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 78 Chapter Highlights 79 // Exhibit 4.1: Independent Study Learning Contract 81 // 5 Transformative Learning 82 What Is Transformative Learning? 83 Sites of Transformative Learning 90 // Promoting and Evaluating Transformative Learning 94 Concluding Thoughts, Unresolved Issues 98 Chapter Summary 101 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 101 Chapter Highlights 102 // 6 Experience and Learning 104 // On the Relationship Between Experience and Learning 104 Models of Experiential Learning 108 Reflective Practice and Situated Cognition 115 // Contents // vii // Chapter Summary 123 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 124 Chapter Highlights 125 // 7 Body and Spirit in Learning 127 // Embodied Learning 128 // The Spirit in Learning 136 Chapter Summary 142 //

Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 143 Chapter Highlights 145 // 8 Motivation and Learning 146 Motivation Defined 147 Motivation Theory 148 Motivation in Adult Education 151 Chapter Summary 162 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 163 Chapter Highlights 166 // 9 The Brain and Cognitive Functioning 168 // Brain Basics 168 // Memory 172 Intelligence 175 // Cognitive Development and Wisdom 182 Chapter Summary 187 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 187 Chapter Highlights 188 // 10 Adult Learning in the Digital Age 190 The Technology Context 191 Adult Learners in the Digital Age 195 The Teaching-Learning Context of the Digital Age 201 Chapter Summary 208 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 209 Chapter Highlights 211 // 11 Critical Thinking and Critical Perspectives 212 // Being Critical 21 3 // Critical Theory 214 Critical Perspectives 21 7 Critical Thinking 221 // Critical Action—Mindful and Timely Intervention 226 Creating a Critical Classroom 228 Chapter Summary 234 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 234 Chapter Highlights 236 // 12 Culture and Context, Theory and Practice in Adult Learning 238 // Culture and Context 238 // Culture and Learning 242 // Culturally Relevant Teaching 245 // The Relationship Between Theory and Practice 247 // A Framework for Adult Learning 251 // Chapter Summary 254 // Linking Theory and Practice: Activities and Resources 255 Chapter Highlights 257 // References 259 Name Index 287 Subject Index 293