Adult Learning and the Emotional Self: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 120

By: ACE (Adult and Continuing Education) Staff

Emotion is a pervasive force in adult learning -- from fear, anxiety, dread, shame, and doubt to hope, excitement, joy, desire, and pride. For the most part, however, practitioners and scholars view the adult learning process as conceptual, rational, and cognitive. If emotion is considered positively, it is as a helpful adjunct to the learning process. More often, it is regarded as a potential barrier that has to be worked through if effective learning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470446749
• ISBN13: 9780470446744
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.7"