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Brookfield, Stephen D.; Holst, John D. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2010
This book offers new readings of the theory, politics, policy, and practice of radical adult education and learning where people's lives are understood as complex and interrelated matters. Brookfield and Holst's poetics and deeply human prose sound rebellious; the authors confront some of the main radical trends in the field of adult education…
Descriptors: Popular Education, Critical Theory, Transformative Learning, Adult Education
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Belzer, Alisa; Ross-Gordon, Jovita – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
Since the 1980s, educators in adult basic education and special education have speculated that a substantial if unknown percentage of adults have specific learning disabilities (LDs) and have sought to identify and address effectively the needs of these learners. Two rarely intersecting bodies of historical literature on LDs provide the background…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Learning Theories, Learning Disabilities, Adult Basic Education
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1985
This document presents research findings for the second task in the Appalachian Educational Laboratory's Lifelong Learning Program which addresses the adult vocational development process-managing the learning process. Section I presents data collection procedures and demographic information on the target group of adults at two community colleges.…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Vocational Education, Educational Research
Marienau, Catherine; Chickering, Arthur W. – New Directions for Experiential Learning, 1982
Major theories of adult development and learning environment are presented, with criteria for assessing institutional response to adult learners. Two major needs are discussed: an approach to adult learning that is integrated within programs or throughout institutions, and going beyond providing a proper environment to providing skills and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, College Environment, College Role
O'Rourke, B. T. – 1981
The theoretical fields of adult developmental psychology and andragogy provide some principles or rules for action that may lead to useful improvements in course organization and teaching methodology. An analysis of the principles and the likely effects of their implementation has led to the following speculation: principles that are not likely to…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Developed Nations
May, Ruth Graham – 1981
While Jean Piaget's work as it relates to the development of childhood and adolescent cognition has long been explored, only recently has the usefulness of Piaget's theory in the study of adult cognition been studied. Recent research by educational psychologists has raised serious doubts about Piaget's theoretical position that the highest level…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adults, Aging (Individuals)
Merriam, Sharan B.; Caffarella, Rosemary S. – 1991
This book presents an overview of the body of knowledge about adult learning, including the context in which it takes place, who the participants are, what they learn and why, the nature of the learning process, the development of theory in adult learning, and other issues relevant to the practice of adult learning. The book takes into account…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy
Zukas, Miriam, Ed. – 1988
Over 90 papers focus on adult education research. Selected titles include "Karl Marx's Theoretical Contributions to Radical Adult Education" (Allman, Wallis); "Educating Educators" (Armstrong); "Comparative Study of Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education in China and United States" (Bao); "Ethical Value Dilemmas of Professional Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Kerka, Sandra – 1993
A growing body of literature is questioning whether existing models of human development apply equally to men and women. Prevailing theories of human development have been criticized for being based on research with primarily male subjects of similar ethnic, racial, or class backgrounds. Some research supports the viewpoint that women have…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Classroom Techniques
Aslanian, Carol B.; Brickell, Henry M. – 1988
This report presents the findings from a study to describe how Americans in transition study for college credit and to establish the extent of degree versus nondegree study. Introductory materials discuss why and how the study was made and the annual rate of adult credit study. Part I describes the demographic characteristics of the 1,000 adults…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Sissel, Peggy A. – 1993
A study used the Educational Resources and Information Center (ERIC) database as a resource for journal articles on adult education and women since 1971 to examine the recent effort at including inquiry on women and gender in the adult education literature. Once the ERIC database was searched and analyzed for possible trends, a random sample of…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Walter, Andrea C. – 1976
The paper examines the methodological issues involved in the relationship of adult education to adult development. The practice of adult education during the past 25 years has been built upon a series of assumptions derived from theoretical fragments regarding lifelong development. Considering the theoretical base of adult development, however,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults
Dobbs, Ralph C., Ed. – 1970
This book assembles a series of related studies, articles, and commentaries to demonstrate man's need for continuous learning. Included in the design of the book is a continuous built-in challenge involving the search for optimum conditions of balance between theory and practice which cause adult behavioral change. Part One covers the definition…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Adult Development, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
Owens, David – Programmed Learning and Educational Technology, 1988
Reviews current findings of empirical research on older adult learning, notes key differences in how older adults and young people learn, and suggests strategies that could be used to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of instruction designed for the elderly. (33 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Aging (Individuals)
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Even, Mary Jane – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1978
The author reviews and discusses results of current adult education research in the areas of cognitive styles, learning strategies, adult learning, hemispheres of the brain, adult development stages, open learning systems, nontraditional forms of learning, social action, nature of adult participation, and other concepts. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Style
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