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The profession and practice of adult education : an introduction / Sharan B. Merriam, Ralph G. Brockett

Author
Merriam, Sharan B.
Published
San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, [2007]
Copyright Date
©2007
Edition
Updated ed.
Physical Description
xx, 375 pages ; 23 cm.
Additional Creators
Brockett, Ralph Grover

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Contents
What counts as adult education? -- Philosophical perspectives -- Perspectives on the past -- Adult education in contemporary society -- Providers of formal adult education -- The adult learner and concepts of learning -- The global context of adult education -- Examining access and opportunity -- Adult education as a developing profession -- The unacknowledged side of practice -- Reframing practice: the future of adult education -- Epilogue: a decade in review and trends for the future.
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ISBN
9780470181539 (pbk.)
0470181532 (pbk.)
Note
"New preface & concluding chapter"--Cover.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-359) and indexes.
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