Teaching Adults
This bestselling book will help anyone who is engaged in teaching adults. Whether you are working with groups or individuals, in a formal or informal setting, face-to-face or via distance learning channels, it will help you to develop a relationship with your student learners while increasing your understanding of yourself as a teacher.\ The authors examine different aspects of teaching including:\ \ What is meant by adult learning and what are the main characteristics of adult learners?\...
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Looking at what is distinctive about adult learning and teaching as opposed to teaching younger students and exploring what is common to all forms of teaching adults, whether in formal or informal learning situations, this book examines basic principles and offers practical hints for teachers. This third edition is revised throughout, especially two chapters that deal with learning and teaching. The book is of interest to teachers and program organizers. Rogers teaches adult education at the University of Nottingham, UK. The book is distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Widening Participation & Lifelong Learning ...this is a useful and timely update to a text that has become a classic resource for adult education courses worldwide. —Julia Preece
Preface and acknowledgementsIntroduction11A contract to learn92Definitions343Adult students604The nature of learning855From learning to teaching1176Goals and objectives1437The adult learning group1678Roles and the teacher1869Teaching: content and methods20610Blocks to learning23611Evaluation25412Participation271Conclusion: the learning and teaching of adults284Bibliography286Index294
\ Widening Participation & Lifelong Learning"...this is a useful and timely update to a text that has become a classic resource for adult education courses worldwide. - Julia Preece\ \
