Why Adults Learn

Why Adults Learn
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 317
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ISBN-10 : 9780429788932
ISBN-13 : 0429788932
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Book Synopsis Why Adults Learn by : Sean Courtney

Download or read book Why Adults Learn written by Sean Courtney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-12 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1992 this book looks at the phenomenon of adult education by exploring the nature of the motivation that moves people to return to school or to seek involvement inorganized learning activities. The book challenges the psychological emphasis of much research on adult learning. It concentrates on the concept of social participation and its implications for a reinterpretation of adult learning as an aspect of a person's involvement with his or her community or society.

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