Making Sense of Adult Learning

by Dorothy MacKeracher

Book Overview

Learning is an inseparable part of human experience. Understanding how adults learn and applying that expertise to practical everyday situations and relationships opens the window on a broader understanding of the capacity of the human mind.

Dorothy MacKeracher's Making Sense of Adult Learning was first published in 1996, and was acclaimed for its readability and value as a reference tool. For the second edition of this essential work,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080203778X
• ISBN13: 9780802037787
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Well researched and clearly written

I'm in charge of staff development for a leadership school - this book has been a great help in passing on information to my staff about adult learning techniques and breaking the "instructor lecture, student listen" paradigm.

Every Adult Educator Should Read This Book

An excellent, well-written book that every adult educator should read, study, and apply. The author knows her stuff!

Authoritative on Adult Ed.

This book is an update of Brundage and MacKeracher's earlier work, Adult Learning Principles and Their Application to Program Planning, that they did for the Ontario Ministry of Education. As an Adult Ed. teacher, I relied heavily on their concise and informative study of adult learners when I went through my master's program and was very pleased to learn that Ms. MacKeracher had updated and revised the work. This book is readable and very helpful on understanding how adults learn and what programs and proceses work best.