Adult and Continuing Education: Theory and PracticeThe first edition of Adult and Continuing Education established itself as one of the most widely used and respected introductory texts on this important area of education. For this second edition, Peter Jarvis has made extensive revisions and has included substantial additional material to take account of the many changes which have occurred in the field of adult education. The book begins with a rationale for the provision of education for adults and analyses contemporary theory before going on to give practical advice on curriculum development and the teaching of adults. |
Contents
Figures | 1 |
A conceptual framework for adult and continuing | 16 |
The adult learner and adult learning | 43 |
Tables | 73 |
Adults learning some theoretical perspectives | 83 |
Teaching adults | 101 |
Theoretical perspectives on teaching adults | 143 |
Distance education | 157 |
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