Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education

ISBN 10: 1412960509 / ISBN 13: 9781412960502

Edité par Sage Publications, Inc, 2010

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Synopsis :

An authoritative overview of the current state of the field of adult and continuing education

Drawing on the contributions of 75 leading authors in the field, this 2010 Edition of the respected Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education provides adult education scholars, program administrators, and teachers with a solid foundation for understanding the current guiding beliefs, practices, and tensions faced in the field, as well as a basis for developing and refining their own approaches to their work and scholarship.

Offering expanded discussions in the areas of social justice, technology, and the global dimensions of adult and continuing education, the Handbook continues the tradition of previous volumes with discussions of contemporary theories, current forms and contexts of practice, and core processes and functions. Insightful chapters examine adult and continuing education as it relates to gender and sexuality, race, our aging society, class and place, and disability.

Key Features

• Expanded coverage of social justice, the impact of technology, and the global dimensions of adult and continuing education provides a useful update on theories and practices in the field as they have evolved during the last decade.
• An invaluable introductory overview and synthesis of key aspects of the field of practice and scholarship acquaints new readers to the field
• The centrality of social justice in adult and continuing education is addressed in a new section.
• The broader global context of contemporary adult and continuing education is covered in a final section.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture: Discussing contemporary theories, current practices and key processes and functions in the field, this handbook provides readers with the means to gain a firm understanding of this area of education and allows them to develop and improve approaches to their own work and research.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education
Éditeur : Sage Publications, Inc
Date d'édition : 2010
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket