Adulthood: New Terrain: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 108,9780787983963

Adulthood: New Terrain: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, No. 108

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ISBN13: 9780787983963
ISBN10: 0787983969
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-03-01
Publisher(s): Jossey-Bass
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Summary

This is the 108th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report series "New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education,"

Table of Contents

EDITOR’S NOTES (Mary Alice Wolf).
1. How Adult Life Transitions Foster Learning and Development (Sharan B. Merriam)
This chapter focuses on the theoretical and research underpinnings related to transitions in adulthood.
2. Shifts in the Landscape of Learning: New Challenges, New Opportunities (Mary-Jane Eisen)
This chapter considers how adult learning philosophies are implemented and modified to meet adults’ developmental mandate to continue learning in order to make meaning and find purpose during the countless transitions of the ever-increasing adult years.
3. The Dance of the Transforming Self: Both Feelings of Connection and Complex Thought Are Needed for Learning (Jan D. Sinnott)
This chapter presents a view of adult learners who must remain true to their own Selves, their relationships, and their cultures as they undergo growth and development.
4. “Doors Are Not Locked, Just Closed”: Latino Perspectives on College (Lorrie Greenhouse Gardella, Barbara A. Candales, José Ricardo-Rivera)
This chapter proposes a culturally sensitive model for adult education based on relational cultural theory, systems perspectives, and Latino studies and a pilot program for community college students.
5. Life Span Well-Being (Mary Alice Wolf)
This chapter explores learners’ experiences as they move through adult transitions. It is presented within psychosocial developmental research and theory.
6. Age-Related Paradigms (Christina Baroody Butler)
The author explores the emerging cultural climate and its influence on adult development and related educational experiences.
7. Life Journeys: Awakenings and Learning Experiences (Jo Ann C. Luckie)
This chapter extends the transitional literature into the spiritual and creative areas of adults’ lives. It looks at a church setting that supports growth and development.
8. Environments for Development (C. Joanne Grabinski)
The research and literature on changing modes of behavior and development require shifts in holding and learning environments for adult learners.
9. Explorations and Overview (Mary Alice Wolf)
This chapter reviews the models and examples of adult transitions confronting learners and presents variations on supportive educational environments for the future.
INDEX.

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