Learning in Adulthood. Sharan B. Merriam
and Adult Learning Feminist Pedagogy and Adult Learning Summary
8 Part IV: Learning and Development Chapter 12: Adult Development Four Approaches to Adult Development Biological Development Psychological Development Sociocultural Factors Integrative Perspectives Summary Chapter 13: Cognitive Development in Adulthood Foundational Work on Cognitive Development Linear and Categorical Models of Adult Cognitive Development Dialectical Thinking Wisdom: The Hallmark of Adult Thinking Summary Chapter 14: Intelligence and Aging Approaches to Intelligence Age and Intellectual Abilities Social Conceptualizations of Intelligence Intelligence, Aging, and Adult Learning Summary Chapter 15: Brain, Memory, and Cognition Neurobiology and the Brain Memory Memory and Aging Information Processing Prior Knowledge and Experience Cognitive Style and Learning Style Summary Chapter 16: Reflections on Learning in Adulthood The Learner The Context The Learning Process The Configuration of Learner, Context, and Process Some Concluding Thoughts
10 Name Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Common Uses of TechnologyTable 2.2 Definitions of Types of Online LearningTable 2.3 Exemplary Online Teaching Practices
2 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Percentage of Adults Who Participated in Adult Education, by Type of E...
3 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Andragogy
4 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Assumptions Underpinning a Theory of an Ecology of ReflectionTable 8.2 Situated Cognition Principles Relating to Learning EnvironmentsTable 8.3 Cognitive Apprenticeship Phases
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter 3Figure 3.1 Action imperatives to sustain learning organizations.
2 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Comprehensive lifelong learning participation model.
3 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 McClusky's theory of margin.
4 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 Dimensions of self-directed learning.Figure 6.2 Applying the Staged Self-Direction Model to a course.
5 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Transformative learning and the digital age.
6 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 The experiential learning cycle and basic learning styles.Figure 8.2 Map of experiential learning in the social practices of modernity....
7 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Intuitive holistic knowing.
Guide
1 Cover
2 Table of Contents
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