The New Update on Adult Learning Theory

by Sharan B. Merriam

Book Overview

A companion work to 1993's popular An Update on Adult Learning Theory, this issue provides the adult learning educator with the latest developments, significant research, and continuing scholarship in andragogy and self-directed learning. Exploring a variety of frameworks, including context-based learning, informal and incidental learning, somatic learning, and narrative learning; the authors analyze recent additions to well-established theories and discuss the potential impact of today's cutting-edge approaches. Revised models of theories introduced in the 1993 edition, such as women's learning and transformational learning, are updated with the results of burgeoning scholarship and empirical data gathered in the 1990s. Articles also introduce pioneering developments in adult learning research, including new understandings of the brain's relationship to mind and consciousness and the role of emotions, feelings, and the imagination in the learning process. As an assessment of adult learning theory today, this volume is an indispensable resource for adult learning educators committed to delivering a more effective practice in the classroom, in the workplace, or in the community. This is the 89th volume of the quarterly journal New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787957739
• ISBN13: 9780787957735
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.8" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Massively expensive for a pretty lightweight book

$30 for 90 pages. The material is entertaining, but not very heavy duty. Look for the .pdf version. I found it in my college library's database.

Interesting

This is a very brief book with some very interesting perspectives on adult learning, This book can help one to understand how they learn and why they learn that way. It discusses how women learn differently than men and how emotions play a role in how we learn. The theory I found most interesting was a part of Transformational Learning; The Four-Lens Approach- the first lens is "emancipatory education", next understand that knowledge is created through interpretations, third lens is to accept consensual validation and lastly you have to follow through with your vision. It's a good read if you want to expand your mind on the adult learning theory.