A feast of learning : international perspectives on adult learning and change

This book provides perspectives from authors in six countries (Canada, Colombia, Germany, France, UK, USA) pertaining to adult learning in the 21st Century. This book grew out of an exciting International Conference on Adult Learning (ICAL) held in Paris, May 27-29, 2012. Imagine "listening in&...

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Other Authors Hiemstra, Roger (Editor), Carré, Philippe (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2013]
SeriesAdult education special topics.
Subjects
Adult learning > Cross-cultural studies > Congresses.
Education > Adult & Continuing Education.
Curriculum planning and development.
Adult education, continuous learning.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806613403
DOI10.1108/978-1-62396-375-0
Physical Description1 online resource (x, 197 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction : The learning priority / Philippe Carré and Roger Hiemstra
  • Chapter 1. Heuristics of adult learning / Philippe Carré
  • Chapter 2. Facilitating adult self-directed learning / Roger (Rog) Hiemstra
  • Chapter 3. Placing individuals at the learning process's center to increase organizational training's impact / Jean-François Roussel
  • Chapter 4. Hypothetical model for executives' self-development / Käthe Schneider
  • Chapter 5. Identifying challenges for distance learning: Quality, design, and facilitation / Kathleen P. King
  • Chapter 6. Promoting self-directed science learning for all: Beyond the scientist/nonscientist social divide / Olivier Las Vergnas
  • Chapter 7. Entertainment-education communication strategy: An alternative way to learn / Jesús Arroyave
  • Chapter 8. Transforming education from the inside out: Positive deviance to enhance learning and student retention / Arvind Singhal
  • Chapter 9. Learning through the life course: Social policy vs. Individual agency / Karen Evans
  • Chapter 10. A veritable knowledge feast / Roger (Rog) Hiemstra and Philippe Carré
  • About the editors
  • About the contributors.

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