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Direct linkTisdell, Elizabeth J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
The purpose of this chapter is to consider the important influence that spirituality has in adult learning and how discussions of it are affecting the field of adult education. In so doing, the author begins by attempting to define spirituality and then considers the nature of spiritual experience and its relationship to adult development.…
Descriptors: Role, Religious Factors, Influences, Adult Education
Peer reviewedDroegkamp, Jan; Taylor, Kathleen – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1995
When assessment of prior learning is used to teach self-reflection, it encourages developmental growth. Techniques that support development include goals statements, autobiographies, and experiential learning essays. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Experiential Learning, Females, Prior Learning
Taylor, Kathleen – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
Recent discoveries about brain function explain how best practices in adult learning may lead to adult learners' developmental growth.
Descriptors: Brain, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
