An Update on Adult Learning Theory
This volume of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education presents discussions of well-established theories and new perspectives on learning in adulthood. Knowles' andragogy, self-directed learning, Mezirow's perspective transformation, and several other models are assessed for their contribution to our understanding of adult learning. In addition, recent theoretical orientations, including consciousness and learning, situated cognition, critical theory, and feminist pedagogy, are...
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This volume of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education presents discussions of well-established theories and new perspectives on learning in adulthood. Knowles' andragogy, self-directed learning, Mezirow's perspective transformation, and several other models are assessed for their contribution to our understanding of adult learning. In addition, recent theoretical orientations, including consciousness and learning, situated cognition, critical theory, and feminist pedagogy, are discussed in terms of how each expands the knowlege base of adult learning. This is the 57th issue of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education.
Editor's Notes11Adult Learning: Where Have We Come from? Where Are We Headed?52Andragogy After Twenty-Five Years153Self-Directed Learning254Three Underdeveloped Models for Adult Learning375Transformational Learning476Consciousness and Learning: New and Renewed Approaches577The Promise of Situated Cognition718The Contribution of Critical Theory to Our Understanding of Adult Learning819Feminism and Adult Learning: Power, Pedagogy, and Praxis9110Taking Stock105Index111
