Foundation of adult and continuing education

Ross-Gordon, Jovita M.

Foundation of adult and continuing education / Jovita M. Ross-Gordon, Amy D. Rose, Carol E. Kasworm - xiv, 418 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What counts as adult education? Who participates in adult and continuing education? : mapping the adult learning landscape Who are adult educators, and what do they do? Adult and continuing education as an evolving profession Philosophy Historical perspectives : contexts or contours The adult learner Policy and politics Technology and adult learning The landscape of adult education : prominent organizational contexts of adult education The landscape of adult education : community-based and community action contexts of adult education Changing boundaries of adult and continuing education

9781118955093


Adult education--United States
Continuing education--United States

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