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Book Synopsis2001 Winner of the Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature in Continuing Education
An absolutely indispensable trove of practical, concrete ideas for teaching and training adults. Enough theorizing and mythologizing! This is the real stuff!
Laurent A. Parks Daloz, associate director, the Whidbey Institute, and author of Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners
This book gives us educators and trainers of adults a solid framework for intentionally incorporating into our practice what we believe to be a central tenet of what we dohelp learners develop and change.
Rosemary S. Caffarella, professor, Division of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Northern Colorado, and coauthor of Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide
Today''s adult educators recognize that it is no longer sufficient for teachers to teach and trainers to train. This practical guide shows how to encourage learning and de
Table of Contents
Preface.
The Authors.
PART ONE: CONCEPTS AND FOUNDATIONS.
Chapter 1. Linking Learning with Development.
Chapter 2. Key Theories That Inform Practice.
Chapter 3. Teaching with Developmental Intentions.
PART TWO: STRATEGIES AND EXERCISES.
Chapter 4. Assessing.
Chapter 5. Collaborating.
Chapter 6. Experimenting.
Chapter 7. Imagining.
Chapter 8. Inquiring.
Chapter 9. Performing-Simulating.
Chapter 10. Reflecting.
PART THREE: BECOMING AN EFFECTIVVE TEACHER OF ADULTS.
Chapter 11. Teaching and Training Matters.
Chapter 12. Observing our Practices.
Chapter 13. Accepting the Challenges of Growth.
Appendix A. An Experiential Theory of Development.
Appendix B. Constructive-Developmental Theories.
Appendix C. Relational Models of Development and the Ethic of Care.
Appendix D. Orientations to Teaching and Learning.
Appendix E. Typology of Learning.
References.
Index of Strategies.
Name Index.
Subject Index.
