Perspectives of Quality in Adult Learning

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av Peter Boshier, Dr Peter Boshier

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Adult education is an under-researched field. Judgments about learning programmes are mostly summative and learning that does not lead to an accredited outcome is given low priority under current policy. This fascinating study considers the many factors that influence quality in adult learning and provides a detailed analysis of the following concepts - characteristics of adults as learners, adult learning theory and andragogy, the experiences of adult learners and what they bring to the learning environment, quality and teaching, and quality and learning.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-07-07
Mått156 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt374 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor238
FörlagContinuum Publishing Corporation
ISBN9781441139313

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Foreword; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms; Introduction; 1. The Search for Quality; 2. Lifelong Learning: The Current Policy Context for Adult Education; 3. Conceptual Framework and Research Questions; 4. Methodology and Research Methods; 5. Adults as Learners; 6. Quality, Standards and Vaules in Adult Learning; 7. Students' Perceptions of Learning and Quality in Adult Education: Research Findings; 8. Tutors' Perceptions of Learning and Quality in Adult Education: Research Findings; 9. Research Findings: Comparisons and Contrasts; 10. Conclusions. Implications and Future Research; Appendix 1: Summary of Curriculum Groups used for Data Coding; Appendix 2: Student Questionnaire; Appendix 3: Tutor Questionnaire; Appendix 4: Accredited and Non-accredited Courses; Appendix 5: Supplementary Tables; References; Index.

'The focus of [Peter Boshier's] research on participation and responsibility for adult learning is close to my own ... People here (and many other places) will be interested. I am confident academics involved in adult learning in, for example, New Zealand, Australia and the USA, as well as the UK and Canada, would welcome this book ... I will do what I can to promote the publication whenever the opportunity arises.' Roger Boshier, Professor of Adult Education, University of British Columbia, Canada