Becoming Adult Learners: Principles and Practice for Effective Development
This book offers a new and promising way to support adults in Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) programs specifically, and learners in adult education in general. Applying renowned Harvard University psychologist Robert Kegan's constructive-developmental theory, Drago-Severson depicts an in-depth investigation into how and why adults develop "ways of knowing" to better prepare them for their work in the 21st century. This book provides practical...
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This book offers a new and promising way to support adults in Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) programs specifically, and learners in adult education in general. Applying renowned Harvard University psychologist Robert Kegan's constructive-developmental theory, Drago-Severson depicts an in-depth investigation into how and why adults develop "ways of knowing" to better prepare them for their work in the 21st century. This book provides practical suggestions for applying Kegan's theory in adult education classrooms that will enable teachers, curriculum developers, program designers, and policymakers to better respond to adult learners' strengths and learning needs.
Foreword1Introduction : aims, purposes, and intentions of this book12Understanding constructive-developmental theory173Research method374The polaroid learning site555"Not I alone" : the power of the cohort and collaborative learning726"Good teachers understand their students" : a developmental view of learners' expectations of their teachers1037"We're trying to get ahead" : changes in learners' conceptions of themselves, their skills, and their relationship to work1298Implications of a new pluralism for program design, curriculum development, practice, policy, and research154Epilogue : graduation : a red-letter day181
