An Update on Adult Learning Theory

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An Update on Adult Learning Theory is written by Sharan B. Merriam and published by Jossey-Bass. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1555426840 (ISBN 10) and 9781555426842 (ISBN 13).

This volume of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education presents discussions of well-established theories and new perspectives on learning in adulthood. Knowles' andragogy, self-directed learning, Mezirow's perspective transformation, and several other models are assessed for their contribution to our understanding of adult learning. In addition, recent theoretical orientations, including consciousness and learning, situated cognition, critical theory, and feminist pedagogy, are discussed in terms of how each expands the knowlege base of adult learning. This is the 57th issue of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education.