Adult Education and Lifelong Learning

Theory and Practice

Peter Jarvis (University of Surrey, UK)

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Routledge
22 November 2024

Philosophy & theory of education; Educational strategies & policy; Adult education, continuous learning

Series: Routledge Education Classic Edition

Adult Education and Lifelong Learning is regarded as one of the most widely used textbooks about adult education.

Now part of the Routledge Education Classic Edition series, this key title combines the practical and philosophical to cover all areas related to the topic, including how we understand people as learners, how to teach adults, curriculum planning, distance education and assessment. It doesn’t shy away from complexity and asks difficult questions to provoke the reader into thinking about what lifelong learning really means. Not your basic ‘how-to’ book, it combines practice with theory and points the way to further studies and engagement in the field.

With a new introduction by Professor Sam Duncan to contextualise the work, this is a must-read text for all education students as well as practitioners and researchers in adult education and lifelong learning.

By: Peter Jarvis (University of Surrey UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032890357
ISBN 10: 1032890355
Series: Routledge Education Classic Edition
Pages: 338
Publication Date: 22 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. The person as learner 2. The learning society 3. Education and learning 4. Learning 5. Perspectives on learning theory 6. Developments in learning theory 7. Teaching adults 8. The processes of teaching 9. Theoretical perspectives on teaching 10. Distance education and open learning 11. Assessing and evaluating 12. Curriculum theory and programme planning 13. Practice, theory, research and policy 14. The professional preparation of teachers of adults

Peter Jarvis (1937–2018) was an internationally renowned expert in the fields of lifelong learning, adult and continuing education and was founding editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education (Taylor & Francis). He was Professor of Continuing Education at the University of Surrey, UK and was a former Adjunct Professor in the Department of Adult Education, University of Georgia, USA. Peter was a prolific author, whose publications include: The Routledge International Handbook of Lifelong Learning; Democracy, Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society; and Globalization, Lifelong Learning and the Learning Society.