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Presents five different perspectives on teaching adults, based on interviews with 253 teachers of adults in Asia and North America. After an overview of a general model of teaching and an introduction to the perspectives, Section II details the transmission, apprenticeship, developmental, nurturing, and social reform perspectives, presenting each as a legitimate way of teaching. Each perspective is described as an interrelated set of actions, intentions, and beliefs, and then illustrated within contexts of adult education practices. Section III comments on analytical tools and evaluation of teaching methods. (From the Publisher)

Table Of Content:
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Section I
The Research Lens: A General Model of Teaching
Indicators of Commitment: Actions, Intentions, and Beliefs
Alternative Frames of Understanding: Introduction to Five Perspectives
Section II
The Transmission Perspective: Effective Delivery of Content
The Apprenticeship Perspective: Modelling Ways of Being
The Development Perspective: Cultivating Ways of Thinking
The Nurturing Perspective: Facilitating Self-efficacy
Section III
Analytical Tools: Epistemic, Normative, and Procedural Beliefs
Analyzing Perspectives: Identifying Commitments and Belief Structures
Evaluating Teaching: Approaches That Are Equitable and Rigorous
Author Index
Subject Index