| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 220 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 Values 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-219) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Adult learning.
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Adult learning -- Evaluation
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EDUCATION -- Adult & Continuing Education.
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EDUCATION -- Non-Formal Education.
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Adult learning
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Adult learning -- Evaluation
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Erwachsenenbildung
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Qualitätsmanagement
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781847143839 |
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1847143830 |
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1281294764 |
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9781281294760 |
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9786611294762 |
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6611294767 |
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