1st Edition
Dimensions of Adult Learning Adult education and training in a global era
Edited By Griff Foley
Copyright 2004
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
352 Pages
by
Routledge
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Adult education has never been more important or urgent than it is today Few educators have had the impact on adult education of Griff Foley. Professor Peter McLaren, University of California, Los Angeles This timely and valuable book makes an important contribution to our understanding of key recent developments in adult education and their significance. Reflecting the increasingly global... Read more
Part 1: Our Approach
1. Introduction: The state of adult education and learning
Griff Foley (University of Technology, Sydney)
2. The new professional education
Andrew Gonczi (University of Technology, Sydney) and Deborah Osberg (Open University UK)
Part 2: Core Skills and Knowledge
3. Understanding adult learners
- Tara Fenwick (University of Alberta, Canada) and Mark Tennant (University of Technology, Sydney)
4. Teaching adults
- Griff Foley, Linda Leach (Massey University, NZ), Tom Nesbit (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
5. Program development and evaluation
- Michael Newman (University of Technology, Sydney) and Tom Sork (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Part 3: Social Context, Policy, Research
6. Economics, politics and adult education
- Shirley Walters (University of Western Cape, South Africa), Peter Mayo and Carmel Borg (both University of Malta), Griff Foley
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1. Introduction: The state of adult education and learning
Griff Foley (University of Technology, Sydney)
2. The new professional education
Andrew Gonczi (University of Technology, Sydney) and Deborah Osberg (Open University UK)
Part 2: Core Skills and Knowledge
3. Understanding adult learners
- Tara Fenwick (University of Alberta, Canada) and Mark Tennant (University of Technology, Sydney)
4. Teaching adults
- Griff Foley, Linda Leach (Massey University, NZ), Tom Nesbit (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
5. Program development and evaluation
- Michael Newman (University of Technology, Sydney) and Tom Sork (University of British Columbia, Canada)
Part 3: Social Context, Policy, Research
6. Economics, politics and adult education
- Shirley Walters (University of Western Cape, South Africa), Peter Mayo and Carmel Borg (both University of Malta), Griff Foley
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Biography
Griff Foley is Associate Professor in Adult Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is author of Learning in Social Action (Zed, 1999).
