Brookfield, Stephen. Understanding and facilitating adult learning : : a comprehensive analysis of principles and effective practices / [electronic resource] / Stephen D. Brookfield.. — 1st ed.. — San Francisco : : Jossey-Bass,, 1986.. — xvi, 375 p. ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass higher education seriesThe Jossey-Bass management series.
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-356).
Adult learners : motives for learning and implications for practice -- Understanding how adults learn -- Exploring self-directedness in learning -- Facilitating self-directed learning -- Andragogy : alternative interpretations and applications -- The facilitator's role in adult learning -- Learning in informal settings-- Learning in formal settings -- Program development for adults : challenging the institutional approach -- Structuring programs around learners' needs and abilities -- Evaluating learning and its facilitation -- Facilitating learning : toward guidelines for good practice.