Purposes of Adult Education: A Short Introduction

by Bruce Spencer

The Purposes of Adult Education: A Short Introduction focuses on three key dimensions of adult education - education for the economy, education for social change, and education for diversity. It explores adult education's theoretical roots as well as the many ways in which it has been successfully practiced in Canada and elsewhere. It concludes with an overview of adult education for the twenty-first century, with special attention to the issues of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550771612
• ISBN13: 9781550771619
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Thompson Educational Publishing
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"