| Description |
xiv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Research Lens: A General Model of Teaching / Daniel D. Pratt -- 2. Indicators of Commitment: Actions, Intentions, and Beliefs / Daniel D. Pratt -- 3. Alternative Frames of Understanding: Introduction to Five Perspectives / Daniel D. Pratt -- 4. The Transmission Perspective: Effective Delivery of Content / Arnold Boldt -- 5. The Apprenticeship Perspectives: Modelling Ways of Being / Janice Johnson and Daniel D. Pratt -- 6. The Development Perspective: Cultivating Ways of Thinking / Ric Arseneau and Dirk Rodenburg -- 7. The Nurturing Perspective: Facilitating Self-efficacy / Caddie T'Kenye -- 8. The Social Reform Perspective: Seeking a Better Society / Tom Nesbit -- 9. Analytical Tools: Epistemic, Normative, and Procedural Beliefs / Daniel D. Pratt -- 10. Analyzing Perspectives: Identifying Commitments and Belief Structures / Daniel D. Pratt -- 11. Evaluating Teaching: Approaches that are Equitable and Rigorous / Daniel D. Pratt |
| Summary |
This work is derived from several years studying the teaching of adults in Asia and North America. It presents five different perspectives on teaching adults. Each perspective is described as a set of actions, intentions and beliefs, and then illustrated within contexts of adult education practice |
| Notes |
Reprint ed. with corrections. Original ed. 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Adult education -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Teaching -- Cross-cultural studies.
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College teaching -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Adult learning -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| LC no. |
96046411 |
| ISBN |
089464937X hardcover : cover |
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