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The Adult Learner: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development
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This much acclaimed text has been fully updated to incorporate the latest advances in the field. As leading authorities on adult education and training, Elwood Holton and Dick Swanson have revised this edition building on the work of the late Malcolm Knolwes.
Keeping to the practical format of the last edition, this book is divided into three parts. The first part contains the classic chapters that describe the roots and principles of andragogy, including a new chapter, which presents Knowles' program planning model. The second part focuses on the advancements in adult learning with each chapter fully revised updated, incorporating a major expansion of Androgogy in Practice. The last part of the book will contain an updated selection of topical readings that advance the theory and will include the HRD style inventory developed by Dr. Knowles.
This new edition is essential reading for adult learning practitioners and students and HRD professionals. It provides a theoretical framework for understanding the adult learning issues both in the teaching and workplace environments.
* Definitive classic, 5th edition sold over 20,000 copies.
* Essential reading for a wide audience of practitioners and students in the field of adult learning and human resource development.
* Incorporates Knowles'classic theories on adult learning alongside the latest advances in the field. (From the Publisher)
Table Of Content:
ch. 1 Introduction
ch. 2 Exploring the world of learning theory
ch. 3 Theories of learning
ch. 4 A theory of adult learning : andragogy
ch. 5 Theories of teaching
ch. 6 An andragogical process model for learning
ch. 7 Andragogy in practice
ch. 8 Adult learning within human resource development
ch. 9 New perspectives on andragogy
ch. 10 Beyond andragogy
ch. 11 The future of andragogy
ch. 12 Whole-part-whole learning model
ch. 13 From teacher to facilitator of learning
ch. 14 Making things happen by releasing the energy of others
ch. 15 Some guidelines for the use of learning contracts
ch. 16 Core competency diagnostic and planning guide
ch. 17 Personal adult learning style inventory
ch. 18 Training delivery problems and solutions
ch. 19 A model for developing employee work effectiveness in new roles and environments
This much acclaimed text has been fully updated to incorporate the latest advances in the field. As leading authorities on adult education and training, Elwood Holton and Dick Swanson have revised this edition building on the work of the late Malcolm Knolwes.
Keeping to the practical format of the last edition, this book is divided into three parts. The first part contains the classic chapters that describe the roots and principles of andragogy, including a new chapter, which presents Knowles' program planning model. The second part focuses on the advancements in adult learning with each chapter fully revised updated, incorporating a major expansion of Androgogy in Practice. The last part of the book will contain an updated selection of topical readings that advance the theory and will include the HRD style inventory developed by Dr. Knowles.
This new edition is essential reading for adult learning practitioners and students and HRD professionals. It provides a theoretical framework for understanding the adult learning issues both in the teaching and workplace environments.
* Definitive classic, 5th edition sold over 20,000 copies.
* Essential reading for a wide audience of practitioners and students in the field of adult learning and human resource development.
* Incorporates Knowles'classic theories on adult learning alongside the latest advances in the field. (From the Publisher)
Table Of Content:
ch. 1 Introduction
ch. 2 Exploring the world of learning theory
ch. 3 Theories of learning
ch. 4 A theory of adult learning : andragogy
ch. 5 Theories of teaching
ch. 6 An andragogical process model for learning
ch. 7 Andragogy in practice
ch. 8 Adult learning within human resource development
ch. 9 New perspectives on andragogy
ch. 10 Beyond andragogy
ch. 11 The future of andragogy
ch. 12 Whole-part-whole learning model
ch. 13 From teacher to facilitator of learning
ch. 14 Making things happen by releasing the energy of others
ch. 15 Some guidelines for the use of learning contracts
ch. 16 Core competency diagnostic and planning guide
ch. 17 Personal adult learning style inventory
ch. 18 Training delivery problems and solutions
ch. 19 A model for developing employee work effectiveness in new roles and environments