Andragogy in action / Malcolm S. Knowles and associates. [print]

Forward / Ray Bard -- Preface -- Part One: Introduction: The Art and Science of Helping Adults Learn -- g Part Two: Applications in Business, Industry, and Government -- Master of Management Program at the American Management Associations / Tony Daloisio, Marsha Firestone, Harry F. Evarts -- Managerial Skills Development at General Electric / Edward H. Thorne, Jean L. Marshall -- Teaching Technical Skills in a National Accounting Firm / Fredric H. Margolis -- Line Managers as Learning Facilitators at an Equipment Manufacturer / Bernard S. Fabian, Barbara Mink -- Self-Directed Learning on the Job at Lloyds Bank of California / Lloyds Bank of California -- Introducing Data Processing at an Insurance Company / Roger Sullivan -- Product Use Training for Customers at Du Pont / Glenda M. Green -- Management Development at a Public Service Board / Catherine Sinclair, Robert Skerman -- Part Three: Applications in Colleges and Universities -- Self-Directed Undergraduate Study / Georgine Loaker, Austin Doherty -- Helping Adults Reenter College / Margaret Coe, Ann Rubenzahl, Vicki Slater -- An External Undergraduate Degree Program / Marilou Eldred -- Faculty Orientation and In-Service Development at a State University System / Maurice Oliver, Frances Mahoney -- Faculty Development Through Growth Contracts / Harold Heie, David Sweet -- Internships for Improving Academic Administration in Brazilian Universities / Jose Carlos Dantas Merielles, Margarida Maria Costa Batista, and Associates -- Training College Lecturers in Africa / Charles Kabuga -- Sharing Responsibility for Learning in a Science Course : Staff-Student Cooperation / David J. Boud, M.T. Prosser -- Instruction in Public Speaking at a Community College/ Michael A. Kerwin -- Environmental Education at Kansas State University / Robert K. James -- Delivering Adult Education to Distant Communities : A Cost-Effective Model / David B. Phillips -- Part Four: Applications in Education for the Professions -- Preparing Medical Students for Lifelong Learning / Victor R. Nuefeld, Howard S. Barrows -- Clinical Legal Education at Vanderbilt University / Frank S. Bloch -- Social Work Education at the University of Georgia / Allie C. Kilpatrick, Kathryn H. Thompson, Herbert H. Jarret, Jr., Richard J. Anderson -- Learning Through Teaching Among Undergraduate Social Work Students / Andy Farquharson -- A Baccalaureate Degree Program In Nursing for Adult Students /! Deborah Arms, Bonnie Chenevey, Carol Karrer, Carol Hawthorne Rumpler -- Teaching School Administration at Cleveland State University / Ernest M. Schuttenberg -- Part Five: Applications in Continuing Education for the Health Professions -- Self-Directed Learning for Physicians at the University of Southern California / University of Southern California -- American Nurses' Association's Guide for Self-Directed Continuing Education / American Nurses' Association -- Teaching Nurses Technical Skills at a Metropolitan Hospital / Carol B. Dare --! In-Service Nursing Education Through Clinical Units / Jessie Albanetti, Donna Carroll -- Part Six: Applications in Religious Education -- The Biblical Andragogy Clinic / Eugene Trester -- Adult Education in the Archdiocese of Detroit / Jane Wolford Hughs --! Part Seven: Applications in Elementary and Secondary Education -- Challenging Students to Excel /! Maurice Gibbons, Gary Phillips -- Involving the Community as a Resource for Learning / Robert Sanda -- Individualized Education at a Catholic High School /! Bishop Carroll High School -- Part Eight: Applications in Remedial Education -- Developing Basic Competencies at Department of Defense Schools/ Department of Defense Schools, Pacific -- Teaching English as a Second Language to Immigrant Community College Students / Zilda Souza DePaula -- Part Nine: Conclusion: Effectiveness of Andragogy in Various Settings.

This classic work by a pioneer in the field of adult learning provides over thirty case examples from a variety of settings illustrating andragogy (principles of adult learning) in practice, including applications in business, government, colleges and universities, religious education, remedial education, and continuing education for the professions. Link to source of summary

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