Merriam, Sharan B. <br/><br/>
Learning in adulthood :   a comprehensive guide / 
Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Lisa M. Baumgartner. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - San Francisco :   Jossey-Bass,  2007. 
 - xvi, 533 pages :  illustrations ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 439-503) and indexes. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780787975883 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adult learning.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>374 MER 2007