Jim Berger, Special Instructional Programs

Resources:

Bee, H. L., & Bjorklund, B. R. (2004). The journey of adulthood (5th Ed.) Pearson Prentice Hall: Upper Saddle River, NJ.

Cross, K. P. (1992). Adults as learners: Increasing participation and facilitating learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Knowles, M. S., Holton, E. F., & Swanson, R. A. (1998). The adult learner: The definitive classic in adult education and human resource development.(5th Ed.) Butterworth- Heinemann: Houston, TX.

Merriam, S. B., & Caffarella, R. S. (1998). Learning in Adulthood (2nd Ed.)San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Merriam, S. B., Cunningham, P. M. (Eds). (1989). Handbook of adult and continuing education. San Francisco; Jossey-Bass.

Vella, J. K. (2000). Taking learning to task: Creative strategies for teaching adults. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Web Resources:

http://www.cyg.net/~jblackmo/diglib/styl-a.html

http://tip.psychology.org/cross.html

http://adulted.about.com/od/adultlearning/

http://www.adulted.about.com/cs/learningtheory/

http://www.fsu.edu/~adult-ed/jenny/learning.html

http://www.aaace.org/ - adult education organization

http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed385779.html

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/technlgy/te10lk12.htm

References:

Bloom, B.S. (Ed.) (1956) Taxonomy of educational objectives: The classification of educational goals: Handbook I, cognitive domain. New York ; Toronto: Longmans, Green.

Boggerman, S., Hoerr, T., & Wallach, C. (1996). Succeeding with multiple intelligences. Teaching through the personal intelligences. St Louis, MO: The New City School.

Kasworm, C. E. (2003). Setting the stage: Adults in higher education. In Kilgore, D., & Rice, P.J. (Eds) Meeting the Special Needs of Adult Students, New Directions for Student Services, no. 102 (pp. 3-10). San Francisco: Wiley Periodicals.

Knaak, W. C. (1983). Learning Styles: Applications in voc. Ed. Information Series No. 254 Columbus, OH: Ohio State University, National Center for Research in Vocational Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 229 573)

Knowles, M.S. (1984). Andragogy in Action, Introduction: The Art and Science of Helping Adults Learn, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.

 

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