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The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring.—Peter Jarvis, professor of continuing education and senior research professor, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
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Outlines the concepts and practices of adult and continuing education in North America, with sections on foundations of adult education, the organization and delivery of adult education, and developing a professional field of practice, describing major dimensions of the field and discussing critical issues in its practice. Subjects include the global context of adult learning, and the adult learner and concepts of learning. For graduate students as well as practitioners working in adult education in various settings. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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