The Adult Learner, Sixth Edition: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

  • ISBN13: 9780750678377
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Product Description
This much acclaimed text has been fully updated to incorporate the latest advances in the field. As leading authorities on adult education and training, Elwood Holton and Dick Swanson have revised this edition building on the work of the late Malcolm Knolwes.

Keeping to the practical format of the last edition, this book is divided into three parts. The first part contains the classic chapters that describe the roots and principles of andragogy, including a… More >>

The Adult Learner, Sixth Edition: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

5 comments

  1. This book was in excellent shape. I received it sooner than I expected.
    Rating: 5 / 5

  2. L. Martin says:

    I found this book to be EXTREMELY verbose and hard to comprehend. I agree with other posters that it reads similar to a research paper with lots of citations and “borrowed” information. The overall meaning is lost when you have to read chapters 3 & 4 times to decode it.
    Rating: 1 / 5

  3. Since the term “andragogy” was first coined, several theoretical schools have developed around the topic of adult learning. This book provides a context for Knowles’ ideas about andragogy and demonstrates the relevance of his ideas in the 21st century.
    Rating: 4 / 5

  4. Izzet Sengel says:

    I received what the seller described and it arrived on time. I liked this shopping!
    Rating: 5 / 5

  5. A recommended reference to those who are taking andragogy, adult education, life long education, training and development or alike in HRD or HRM programmes at undergraduate and graduate level.
    Rating: 4 / 5