Adult Education: Issues and Developments
- ISBN-10
- 1604562722
- ISBN-13
- 9781604562729
- Series
- Adult Education
- Category
- Adult education
- Pages
- 388
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008
- Publisher
- Nova Publishers
- Authors
- Patricia N. Blakely, Anna H. Tomlin
Description
Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. This often happens in the workplace, through 'extension' or 'continuing education' courses at secondary schools, at a college or university. Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centres. The practice is also often referred to as 'Training and Development'. It has also been referred to as andragogy (to distinguish it from pedagogy). A difference is made between vocational education, mostly undertaken in workplaces and frequently related to up-skilling, and non-formal adult education including learning skills or learning for personal development. Educating adults differs from educating children in several ways. One of the most important differences is that adults have accumulated knowledge and experience that can add or hinder the learning experience. This new book presents recent studies on this topic from several perspectives.
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Other editions
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- 1992
- 36 pages
- Paperback
- Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation
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- 1991-11-15
- 491 pages
- Paperback
- Wiley
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