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Second Edition
Edited By
A.C. Tuijnman, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France
Included in series
Resources in Education Series, 4
Description
This Encyclopedia deals with the financing and organization of adult education and continuing vocational training throughout the world.
The volume provides extensive coverage of lifespan development, cognition, adult learning, and theories and methods for the teaching
of adults both now and in the future. Adult education and continuing vocational training are no longer considered as two separate fields
and their merge has provoked increased attention on theories and practice, with particular focus on human resource development.
This
new edition draws on articles in The International Encyclopedia of Education, 2nd Edition (described by Choice as being "a premier resource when judged on virtually every criteria applied to a reference work"): all articles have been revised and
updated. Adult education has undergone tremendous changes over the past decade, not only has expenditure and participation increased
at a global level, but the field itself has also matured. Continuing vocational education and workplace learning have assumed increased
significance, and as a result several new topics for research on adult education have emerged. The many changes in the field are reflected
in this volume. The entries will not only cover the important concepts and definitions in the field but offer a disciplinary perspective
on its development.
Audience
The encyclopedia is recommended to all who are engaged in educational activities for adults, including teachers, students, educationalists, administrators and workers in adult education settings.
Contents
Section headings and selected papers: Section 1: Concepts, Theories and Methods.
Concepts. Adult education:
concepts
and principles (C.J. Titmus). Convergence between education and training (C. de Moura Castro, J.B. de Oliveira).
Themes and Theories.
Community education and community development (P.M. Cunningham). Critical approaches to adult
education (S. Westwood). Disciplinary Orientations.
Adult education: disciplinary orientations (K. Rubenson). Andragogy (B.
van Gent). Epistemology and Research Methodology. Epistemological
issues in educational research (J.C. Walker, C.W.
Evers). Ideologies in adult education (H. Entwistle).
Section 2: Policies,
Costs and Finance.
Adult Education
Policy. Adult education for development (C.A. Torres). Technological change and education
(M. Carnoy). Costs and Finance.
Demand, supply and finance of adult education (G.K. Wurzburg). Costs of adult education and training
(M.C. Tsang).
Section 3: Human Development and Adult Learning.
Human Development. Human development (F.E. Weinert).
Lifespan development: phases (A.W. Fales). Adult Learning. Individual differences, learning and instruction (R.E. Snow).
Study and learning
strategies (N.J. Entwistle).
Section 4: Educational Technology.
Concepts of educational
technology (M. Eraut). Educational
technology in distance education (A.W. Bates).
Section 5: Participation and
Provision.
Participation. Participation:
antecedent factors (M. van der Kamp). Third-age students in higher education (T.
Hore). Provision. Open university (B. Holmberg). Worker
education and labor education (N. Eiger).
Section 6:
Organization.
Comparative and International Organization. Information
sources in adult education (S. Imel).
Nongovernmental organizations (J.P Comings). Regional and National Organization. Baltic countries
(T. Mrja, U. Vooglaid).
Indian subcontinent (J.B.G. Tilak).
Section 7: Evaluation and Measurement.
Evaluation. Evaluation
concepts and
principles (R.M. Wolf). Evaluation of public training: cost-effectiveness (P.A. Boot, M.G. Drewes). Measurement. Literacy
research and measurement (D.A. Wagner). Measurement of industry training (R.J. McCombe).
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