ABSTRACT
The nature of adult education at individual, group and community levels is the concern of this book. Definitions and patterns of adult learning are critically assessed in both this country and abroad, and the processes involved considered in detail. Both case studies and thematic articles have been included and are selected to illustrate the breadth of the field along a number of areas: formal, non-formal and informal education; face-to-face and distance education; from basic levels of education to higher education; from highly deterministic to more ‘open’ or self-directed forms of education. It is felt that the study and practice of the education of adults can be best advanced by the adoption of such a broad view.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|49 pages
Definitions and Patterns
part 2|88 pages
Processes
part 3|61 pages
Individual Learning
part 4|37 pages
Group Learning
part 5|54 pages
Community Learning