Third Update on Adult Learning Theory E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Serie: J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Eeducation
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 207

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

This Third Update on Adult Learning Theory followstwo earlier volumes on the same topic, the firstpublished in 1993 and the secondin 2001. Only one topic, transformative learning theory, can befound in all three updates, representing the continuingdevelopments in research and alternative theoretical conceptions ofTL. Thanks to a growing body of research and theory-building, threetopics briefly touched on in 2001 are now separate chapters in thisthird update: * spirituality and adult learning * learning through the body * narrative learning in adulthood Also new in this update is a chapter on non-Western perspectiveson learning and knowing. New developments in two other areas arealso explored: understanding the connection between the brain andlearning, and how modern and postmodern ways of knowing areconverging and are bring expressed in social movements. Theconcluding chapter identifies two trends in adult learning theoryfor the twenty-first century: attention to context, and to theholistic nature of learning in adulthood. This is 119th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report seriesNewDirections for Adult and Continuing Education. Noted forits depth of coverage, New Directions for Adult andContinuing Education is an indispensable series thatexplores issues of common interest to instructors, administrators,counselors, and policymakers in a broad range of adult andcontinuing education settings, such as colleges and universities,extension programs, businesses, libraries, and museums.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

EDITOR’S NOTES

Chapter 1 - Transformative Learning Theory

Alternative Conceptions of Transformative Learning

New Insights from Research and Implications for Practice

Final Thoughts

References

Chapter 2 - Workplace Learning: Emerging Trends and New Perspectives

Emerging Definitions and Changing Perspectives

Emerging Focus on Practice-Based Systemic Learning

Emerging Importance of Identities and Literacies

Power and Politics in Workplace Learning

Future Directions

References

Chapter 3 - Spirituality and Adult Learning

Defining Spirituality in Adult Education

Spirituality and Religion

Spirituality in Adult Education

Spiritual Experience and Spiritual Development

Learning Through Spiritual Experience

Spiritual Experience Fostering Spiritual Development

Conclusions and Implications for Adult Education Practice

References

Chapter 4 - Learning Through the Body

The Nature of Embodiment and Learning

Embodiment and Learning: Implications for Theory and Practice

References

Chapter 5 - Teaching with the Brain in Mind

The Essential Brain

Meaning Making and Constructing Knowledge

Learning, Teaching, and the Brain

Testing

Role of the Adult Educator

Conclusion

References

Chapter 6 - Narrative Learning in Adulthood

Fundamentals of Narrative Theory for Narrative Learning

Connections Between Experiential and Narrative Learning

Narrative Learning

Narrative Learning in Practice

Where to from Here?

References

Chapter 7 - Non-Western Perspectives on Learning and Knowing

Globalization and the Non-Western World

Learning and Knowing from Non-Western Worldviews

Non-Western Perspectives and Our Practice of Adult Learning

Conclusion

References

Chapter 8 - Troubling Adult Learning in the Present Time

Social Movements: Butterflies, Mumia, Trannies, Oh My!

The Convergence Movement: Insights into an Emerging Paradigm

Meaning Making in the Epistemological Ecotone

No Conclusion, But a Few Afterthoughts

References

Chapter 9 - Adult Learning Theory for the Twenty-First Century

Increased Attention to the Learning Context

Recognition That Learning Is a Multidimensional Phenomenon

Fostering Adult Learning

INDEX

THIRD UPDATE ON ADULT LEARNING THEORY Sharan B. Merriam (ed.) New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 119 Susan Imel, Jovita M. Ross-Gordon, Coeditors-in-Chief

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EDITOR’S NOTES

Adult learning is at the heart of all adult education practice. From adult basic education to continuing professional education, from the workplace to an art museum, from a community college to a Bible study class, enabling the learning of adults is the glue that holds us together. The more we know about how adults learn, the more effective we can be in our work as adult educators.

It is thus the intent of this volume, The Third Update on Adult Learning Theory, to update readers on new thinking and research in adult learning.

This sourcebook follows two previous editions on the same topic, the first published in 1993 and the second in 2001. Both editions have been very popular, here and overseas, especially as companion books in adult learning courses. The value of these sourcebooks, including this third edition, is to bring together in one volume some of the latest thinking on adult learning. Readers do not have to search myriad research journals to find out what’s new; the authors of each chapter have done that for us! At the same time, the updates are not designed for comprehensive coverage of all that we know about adult learning; rather, they offer glimpses of new thinking about adult learning, glimpses that may or may not develop into more comprehensive models or theories of adult learning.