Dimensions of Adult Learning - Adult Education and Training in a Global Era

List of contents

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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About the author

Griff Foley is Associate Professor in Adult Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is author of Learning in Social Action (Zed, 1999).

Summary

A comprehensive introduction to adult education and vocational training from leading international educators.

Product details

• Authors: Griff Foley
• Assisted by: Griff Foley (Editor), Foley Griff (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2021
• EAN: 9780367717926
• ISBN: 978-0-367-71792-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; EDUCATION / General, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Adult & Continuing Education, Adult education, continuous learning, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Social Science