Lifelong Education for Adults : An International Handbook.

Front Cover -- Lifelong Education for Adults: An International Handbook -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Section 1: Theory and Principles of Adult Education -- Chepter 1. Theory and PrinciplesofAdult Education -- Introduction -- Chepter 2. Lifelong Education -- Introduction -- Lifelong Education: Growth of the Concept -- Lifelong Education: Interaction with Adult Education -- Chepter 3. The Field of Adult Education -- Introduction -- Concepts and Definitions -- Andragogy -- Content, Purpose, and Practice -- Curriculum -- Ideologies in Adult Education -- UNESCO Recommendations -- Chepter 4. Thematic Variations in Adult Education -- Introduction -- Recurrent Education -- Community Education and Community Development -- Sociocultural Animation -- Formal and Nonformal Education: Future Strategies -- Nonformal Education -- Nonformal Education Policy: Developing Countries -- Mandatory Continuing Education -- Section 2: Purposes of Adult Education -- Chepter 1. Purposes of Adult Education -- Introduction -- Chepter 2. Adult Literacy -- Introduction -- Literacy and Numeracy Policiesl -- Adult Literacy in Developed Countries -- Adult Literacy: Size of the Problem -- Second Stage Adult Literacy -- Chepter 3. Adult Education for Employment -- Introduction -- Purposes and Principles -- Policies, Participation, and Structure -- The Educators -- Employment Policy and Adult Education -- Adult Education for Employment: United States -- Chepter 4. Role Education -- Introduction -- Adult Education for Social Action -- Political Education -- Family-life Education -- Chepter 5. Education for Change -- Introduction -- Adult Education and Development: The Urban Experience -- Primary Health Care -- Population Education -- Environmental Education -- Peace Education -- Section 3: Participation and Recruitment.

Chepter 1. Participation and Recruitment -- Introduction -- Factors in Participation -- Participant Motivation -- Outreach Work -- Adult Education Counseling -- Counselling Older Adults -- Paid Educational Leave -- Prior Life Experience and Higher Education -- Section 4: Teaching and Learning -- Chepter 1. Teaching and Learning -- Introduction -- Chepter 2. Learning and Life -- Introduction -- Adulthood -- Old Age -- Lifespan Learning Development -- Lifespan Learning: Implications for Educators -- Experiential Learning for Adults -- Personal Perspective Change through Adult Learning -- Organizational Change and Adult Education -- Chepter 3. Teaching and Evaluation -- Introduction -- Teaching Methods for Adults -- Teacher Roles and Teaching Styles -- Nonformal Education: Instruction -- Integrated Rural Development: Specialized Training Programs -- Evaluation in Adult Education -- Adult Education Evaluation in Developing Countries -- Chepter 4. Learning: Organization and Support -- Introduction -- Learning Styles -- Group Learning -- New Therapies: Adult Education Applications -- Integrated Rural Development: Community Organization -- Campaign": A Technique in Adult Education -- Study Circles in Sweden -- Media Support in Adult Education -- Computers -- Chepter 5. Self-directed and Distance Learning -- Introduction -- Self-directed Learning: Theories -- Self-directed Learning: Concepts and Practice -- Self-directed Learning in Distance Learning -- Distance Education -- Correspondence Study -- Section 5: Providers -- Chepter 1. Providers -- Introduction -- Providers of Adult Education -- Adult Education in Public Schools -- Community Colleges in Adult Education -- Universities and Adult Education: Policies and Programmes -- Open Access Institutions for Adults: Some Higher Education Cases -- Adult Education for Profit.

Christian Churches and Adult Education -- Libraries and Adult Education -- Museums and Galleries in Adult Education -- Section 6: Target Groups -- Chepter 1. Target Groups -- Introduction -- Chepter 2. Age and Sex Groups -- Introduction -- Education for Young Adults -- Education for Older Adults -- Adult Education for Womenl -- Chepter 3. Socially Isolated Groups -- Introduction -- Disabled Adults: Educational Provision -- Educating the Isolated -- Adult Education in Prisons -- Chepter 4. Occupational Groups -- Introduction -- Workers' Education -- Education in the Armed Forces -- Training of Adult Educators -- Continuing Education of the Business Executive -- Continuing Education of the Professional -- Section 7: National Programs andOrganization -- Chepter 1. National Programs andOrganization -- Introduction -- Chepter 2. Developed Countries -- Introduction -- Provision in the United States -- Provision in Canada -- Provision in Western Europe -- Provision in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union -- Provision in Australasia -- Provision in Japan -- Chepter 3. Chapter Developing Countries -- Introduction -- Provision in the Caribbean -- Provision m Africa -- Provision in South Africa -- Provision in the Indian Subcontinent -- Provision in Southeast Asia -- Provision in the People's Republic of China -- Section 8: Regional and InternationalOrganizations -- Chepter 1. Regional and InternationalOrganizations -- Introduction -- North America -- Latin America -- Western Europe -- Africa -- The Arab Countries -- Asia -- International Adult Education -- International Council for Adult Education -- Section 9: Legislation and Finance -- Chepter 1. Legislation and Finance -- Introduction -- Adult Education Legislation in Western Europe -- Financing Lifelong Education -- Financing Adult Education -- Financing Adult Education for Employment.

Economics of Nonformal Education -- Section 10: Research -- Chepter 1. Research -- Introduction -- Chepter 2. Regional Overviews -- Introduction -- Adult Education Research: General -- Adult Education Research: United States -- Adult Education Research: Latin America -- Adult Education Research: Western Europe -- Adult Education Research: Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union -- Chepter 3. Subjects and Approaches to Research -- Introduction -- Lifelong Education: Research Strategies -- Literacy Research -- Adult Education for Employment: Research -- Participatory Research -- Comparative Studies in Adult and Lifelong Education -- Appendix: Glossary of Adult and Lifelong Education -- Contributors Index -- Name Index -- Subject Index.

Lifelong Education for Adults: An International Handbook is the first work intended to offer international, encyclopedic coverage of research and studies in the whole field of adult education. With 127 articles written by international specialists, this work will be an invaluable reference source for all those who are engaged in educational activities for adults, either as full-time planners/administrators of educational programmes, or part-time adult educators. There are, for example, articles on education for work and for living, on population education, peace and environmental education, and on learning for personal development and role fulfilment. Conceptual frameworks, practical issues relating to instructional methods, counselling, curriculum and evaluation, and developments in distance learning, group learning, and adult learning are some of the topics discussed. Systems of adult education worldwide, as well as adult education processes and practices, are covered region by region. The problems and initiatives of the developing countries are given attention alongside those of advanced countries. The collection of articles assembled in this Handbook is unique in the range and depth of treatment given to the field of adult education. This volume will thus be of great interest to all engaged in educational activities for adults, in adult schools, community centres, institutions of higher education, as well as educationalists, planners, and decision-makers throughout the world who are involved in adult education at all levels.

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