Continuing educators have several options for practice: (1) being clear about the nature of their business; (2) adopting a holistic approach; (3) building better preprofessional programs; (4) moving to where learning occurs; (5) legitimizing practical knowledge; and (6) addressing contextual influences. (SK)

The educational environment for residential adult education should be concerned both with classroom and out-of-class activities. Elements of a master plan for the learning environment include design of a learning culture, dynamics of experiential participation, holistic involvement of learners, and encouragement of self-directed learning. (SK)

Through the arts, people holistically learn, interact with greater multicultural diversity than elsewhere, and form connections with others. Participating in the arts gives adults experiences, contexts, and tools to help them reexperience, revision, and reconceptualize multicultural diversity in their lives and communities. To illustrate aspects…

This chapter offers a conceptual map for describing different means by which expressive ways of knowing support a holistic approach to transformative learning.

The rapid growth of Web-based instruction has raised many questions about the quality of online courses. This chapter presents a conceptual framework that can guide the development of online courses by providing a holistic perspective on online teaching and learning. Although this framework is based on well-recognized theories of learning and…