Making Sense of Adult Learning
Learning is an inseparable part of human experience. Understanding how adults learn and applying that expertise to practical everyday situations and relationships opens the window on a broader understanding of the capacity of the human mind.\ Dorothy MacKeracher's Making Sense of Adult Learning was first published in 1996, and was acclaimed for its readability and value as a reference tool. For the second edition of this essential work, MacKeracher has reorganized and revised many of the...
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Updating her 1996 edition to include new research on brain function and the role of the learning environment, MacKeracher (University of New Brunswick) describes how adults learn. She begins with the basic assumptions about learning in general and adult learning in particular—and how individuals have preferences and experiences which may affect their learning—and then describes cycles in learning as proposed by Kolb and Taylor and theories of learning styles. Other topics include the workings of the nervous system, the mind, intelligence and cognitive development; how physical learning works in adults; the influence of relationships, spiritual issues, environment, and context on the willingness or ability of adult learners; and basic strategies and theoretical models for facilitating adult learning. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
1Assumptions about learning32Assumptions about adult learners233Cycles in learning534Styles in learning715Brain and mind in learning926Emotions and motives in learning1237Skilled performance in learning1398Relationship in learning1519Spirit and soul in learning17210Environment and context in learning18611Strategies and styles in facilitating206
\ Community College Review\ - Arthur L. Wilson\ 'MacKeracher's work is the kind of reference a community college president or administrator or faculty member might reach for when pondering that perennial educational question: How can I do my work better?'\ \ \
