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This book provides a critical examination of the myths surrounding adult education and its practice.

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Adult learners - motives for learning and implications for practice; understanding how adults learn; exploring self-directedness in learning; facilitating self-directed learning; andragogy - alternative interpretations and applications; the facilitator's role in adult learning; learning in informal settings; programme development for adults - challenging the institutional approach; structuring programs around learners' needs and abilities; evaluating learning and its facilitation; facilitating learning - towards guidelines for good practice.

Understanding and Facilitating Adult Learning

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      Publisher: Open University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/06/1986
      ISBN13: 9780335152261, 978-0335152261
      ISBN10: 335152260
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book provides a critical examination of the myths surrounding adult education and its practice.

      Table of Contents
      Adult learners - motives for learning and implications for practice; understanding how adults learn; exploring self-directedness in learning; facilitating self-directed learning; andragogy - alternative interpretations and applications; the facilitator's role in adult learning; learning in informal settings; programme development for adults - challenging the institutional approach; structuring programs around learners' needs and abilities; evaluating learning and its facilitation; facilitating learning - towards guidelines for good practice.

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