Product Description

This much acclaimed text has been fully updated to incorporate the latest advances in the field. As leading authorities on adult education and training, Elwood Holton and Dick Swanson have revised this edition building on the work of the late Malcolm Knolwes.

Keeping to the practical format of the last edition, this book is divided into three parts. The first part contains the classic chapters that describe the roots and principles of andragogy, including a new chapter, which presents Knowles' program planning model. The second part focuses on the advancements in adult learning with each chapter fully revised updated, incorporating a major expansion of Androgogy in Practice. The last part of the book will contain an updated selection of topical readings that advance the theory and will include the HRD style inventory developed by Dr. Knowles.

This new edition is essential reading for adult learning practitioners and students and HRD professionals. It provides a theoretical framework for understanding the adult learning issues both in the teaching and workplace environments.

* Provides a theoretical framework for understanding adult learning issues both in teaching and workplace environments
* Essential reading for a wide audience of practitioners and students in the field of adult learning and human resource development
* Incorporates Knowles'classic theories on adult learning alongside the latest advances in the field

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19352 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 390 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780750678377
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
"This book is the definitive classic in both adult education and human resource development." --Dr. Harold W. Stubblefield, Professor of Adult Learning and Human Resource Development, (retired) Virginia Tech

Praise for Previous Editions:

"...Malcolm Knowles was among the first people to recognize the special needs of adult students. . . . These discussions will help a company effectively raise the skill level of its workforce." -HR Magazine

". . . assists trainers in developing effective programs by explaining how adults learn, and it should provide a solid foundation for the creations of adult learning programs."-Training News

"...It cuts through the bewildering, often conflicting profusion of learning theories, research findings, and analysis to reveal why so many commonly accepted teaching methods are ineffective with adults." -Personnel Administrator -- Review

"This book is the definitive classic in both adult education and human resource development." -- Dr. Harold W. Stubblefield, Professor of Adult Learning and Human Resource Development, (retired) Virginia Tech

Review
"A great update of a classic. Should be requred reading for anyone involved with adult learning in schools, businesses and communities."
Sam Stern, Professor & Dean, The New School of Education, Oregon State University, USA

From the Publisher
The late Malcolm Knowles' cornerstone work on adult learning theory and practices is updated with the latest advances in the field. In this new edition, Elwood Holton and Richard Swanson build upon Knowles' foundation to give:

* The latest perspectives on adult learning and its application in adult

education and human resource development.

* New developments in understanding adult learning (andragogy in practice)

* Methods for developing effective adult learning programs

* The basics of learning theories

* Why and how teaching adults is difference from teaching children

* A self-diagnostic tool (ready to photcopy) to determine your skill level as a trainer

Customer Reviews

An essential read for HRD professionals and adult educators
For those new to Knowles work, this book really is a 'must'. It takes the reader through the essentials of adult education, both in the traditional environments of adult education and in settings such as the workplace. It provides a theoretical framework for understanding the adult learning issues faced by professional educators each day, and also offers significant guidance on future practice. To those who have read past editions of the book, as I have, you will find the Swanson and Holton work true to the spirit of Knowles, and the two authors have introduced more than enough new material to justify buying this Fifth Edition.

Excellent primer of Adult Learning Theory
Malcolm Knowles is known as the "Grandfather of Adult Education" in many circles, and this update of his original book does him justice. I recommend the book as a primary resource for people looking for information about how adults learn (adult learning theory), as well as what works and how to make it work in different situations.

very comprehensive look at adult learning theory
This book is like a one-stop shopping guide to Adult education. It is so comprehensive that I doubt it leaves out one development in the history of adult education. My only warning is that the opening chapters which basically trace many theories of learning (both adult and traditional) are hard to get through -- it reads more like a research paper that summarizes every major educational theory since the beginning of time. But, if you don't want to know that much, you can simply skip these chapters and get right to the meat of the adult learning theories which are more appropos. For those who need a quick primer on learning theories, you'll love the first few chapters for their abundance of quick summary information. A useful guide to adult education.