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" Learning in adulthood : "
Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Cafarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner
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BL
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| Record Number
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598782
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GBA674796b428001
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| Main Entry
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Merriam, Sharan B
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| Title & Author
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Learning in adulthood : : a comprehensive guide /\ Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Cafarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner
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| Edition Statement
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3rd ed
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| Publication Statement
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San Francisco :: Jossey-Bass,, c2007
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| Series Statement
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The Jossey-bass higher and adult education series
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xvi, 533 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0787975885 (cloth)
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: 9780787975883 (cloth)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-503) and indexes
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| Contents
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PART ONE: ADULT LEARNING IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY: The social context of adult learning -- Learning environments and learning concepts -- Adult learners: who participates and why -- PART TWO: ADULT LEARNING THEORY AND MODELS: Knowles's andragogy and models of adult learning by McClusky, Illeris, and Jarvis -- Self-directed learning -- Transformational learning -- Experience and learning -- PART THREE: NEWER APPROACHES TO ADULT LEARNING: Embodied, spiritual, and narrative learning -- Learning and knowing: non-Western perspectives -- Critical theory, postmodern, and feminist perspectives -- PART FOUR: LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT: Traditional learning theories -- Adult development -- Cognitive development in adulthood -- Intelligence and aging -- Memory, cognition, and the brain -- Reflections on learning in adulthood
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Adult learning
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| Dewey Classification
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374
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LC5225.L42M47 2007
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Caffarella, Rosemary S., (Rosemary Shelly),1946-
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Baumgartner, Lisa,1964-
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