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Book SynopsisThe classic interdisciplinary reference on adult education, updated for today''s learning environment Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn provides adult educators with the information and strategies they need to guide non-traditional students toward positive educational outcomes. Providing a clear framework, guidelines for instructional planning, real-world examples, and cutting-edge ideas, this book fills the need for intrinsically motivating instruction targeted specifically toward adults returning to school. This new fourth edition sharpens the focus on community colleges, where most first-generation college students and working adults begin their higher education, and explores the rising use of technology and alternative delivery methods including a new chapter covering online instruction.
Since the publication of its first edition, this book has become a classic reference for understanding adult motivation in educational and training settings. As more and more
Table of Contents
Preface ix
About the Authors xvii
Acknowledgments xix
1 Understanding Motivation for Adult Learners 1
2 Understanding How Aging and Culture Affect Motivation to Learn 29
3 Characteristics and Skills of a Motivating Instructor: The Five Pillars 47
4 What Motivates Adults to Learn 81
5 Encouraging Motivation in Online Formats 107
6 Establishing Inclusion among Adult Learners 147
7 Helping Adults Develop Positive Attitudes toward Learning 183
8 Enhancing Meaning in Learning Activities 227
9 Engendering Competence among Adult Learners 303
10 Building Motivational Strategies into Instructional Designs 359
Epilogue: Ethical Considerations for an Instructor of Adults 409
References 413
Name Index 459
Subject Index 469
