Learning in adulthood : a comprehensive guide /
Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella.
- 2nd ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1999.
- xviii, 502 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Jossey-Bass higher and adult education series .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 405-473) and indexes.
Adult learning and contemporary society -- Learning opportunities in adulthood -- Participation in adult education -- Providing learning oportunities -- Biological and psychological development -- Sociocultural and integrative perspectives on development -- Cognitive development in adulthood -- Intelligence and aging -- Memory, cognition, and the brain -- Experience and learning -- Key theories of learning -- Andragogy and other models of adult learning -- Self-directed learning -- Transformational learning -- Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives -- Ethics and adult learning -- Integrating theory and practice.