significant research, and continuingscholarship in andragogy and self-directed learning. Exploring avariety of frameworks, including context-based learning, informaland incidental learning, somatic learning, and narrative learning;the authors analyze recent additions to well-established theoriesand discuss the potential impact of today's cutting-edgeapproaches. Revised models of theories introduced in the 1993edition, such as women's learning and transformational learning,are updated with the results of burgeoning scholarship andempirical data gathered in the 1990s. Articles also introducepioneering developments in adult learning research, including newunderstandings of the brain's relationship to mind andconsciousness and the role of emotions, feelings, and theimagination in the learning process. As an assessment of adultlearning theory today, this volume is an indispensable resource foradult learning educators committed to delivering a more effectivepractice in the classroom, in the workplace, or in thecommunity.This is the 89th volume of the quarterly journal New Directions forAdult and Continuing Education.

Hide more