Sean Courtney

Why Adults Learn

Towards a Theory of Participation in Adult Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1992 this book looks at the phenomenon of adult education by exploring the nature of the motivation that moves people to return to school or to seek involvement inorganized learning activities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 299g
• ISBN-13: 9781138350724
• ISBN-10: 1138350729
• Artikelnr.: 60039513

Autorenporträt

Sean Courtney

Inhaltsangabe

1. Explaining Participation in American Adult Education 2. 'Who Are These
People and Why Do They Come to Us?' 3. Adult Learning and the Psychology of
Motive 4. Adult Learning as Motivation and Action 5. Adult Learning and the
Concept of Social Participation 6. Adult Learning and the Social Functions
of Education 7. Beyond the Current Paradigm