Psychology and adult learning : the role of theory in informing practice

• Main Author: Tennant, Mark (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020
• Edition: Fourth edition
• Subjects: dospělost > psychologické aspekty; vzdělávání dospělých; psychologie; adulthood > psychological aspects; adult learning; psychology; monografie; monographs
• ISBN: 978-0-367-08601-5
• Physical Description: ix, 182 stran ; 24 cm

"Thoroughly revised to encompass shifts in the concerns of adult educators as they respond to changing global social and economic conditions, the fourth edition of Psychology and Adult Learning includes a new emphasis on diversity with a focus on identities; developments in cognitive neuroscience, how research outcomes in this space are finding their way into education thinking; and the significance of social media and the digital world for education. The ideal textbook for adult psychology or adult education university courses, this book examines the psychological dimension of adult education work by analyzing and critiquing key psychological theories that have informed our understanding"--