Why adults learn : towards a theory of participation in adult education /
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| Author / Creator: | Courtney, Sean, 1948- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 1992. |
| Description: | xvi, 191 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge series on the theory and practice of adult education in North America Theory and practice of adult education in North America series |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1307342 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Explaining participation in American adult education. The problem of participation. Researching the problem. Framing the question. The focus and scope of the present study
- 2. 'Who are these people and why do they come to us?'. Continuation or compensation? The demographics of participation in adult education. Knowledge or utility? Motives for adult education. Why adults learn: The case for survey analysis
- 3. Adult learning and the psychology of motive. Psychology and adult learning. Decision model theory. Life cycle theory. Motivational orientation research. Common themes and problems
- 4. Adult learning as motivation and action. Motive and cause: the psychological case for participation. From motive to action: reframing the question of participation
- 5. Adult learning and the concept of social participation. The concept of participation. Social participation and voluntary association. Social participation and the concept of leisure. Implications of social participation research for adult education
- 6. Adult learning and the social functions of education. Education and society. Education and mobility: themes in the sociology of education. Education, power and culture: themes of the new sociology of education. Themes in the culture of transmission: towards a sociology of participation in adult education
- 7. Beyond the current paradigm. Theories of participation and their implications for practice.