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The adult learner : the definitive classic in adult education and human resource development /

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How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles' pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in th...

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Main Authors: Knowles, Malcolm S. (Malcolm Shepherd), 1913-1997 (Author), Holton, Elwood F., 1957- (Author), Swanson, Richard A., 1942- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2011
Edition:Seventh edition.
Subjects:
Adult learning.
Adult education.
Training.
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Summary:How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles' pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s.
Physical Description:xii, 406 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-389) and indexes.
ISBN:9781856178112
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