ERIC Number: ED411466
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 127
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ISBN: ISBN-1-57722-003-X
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How To Teach Adults. Second Edition.
Draves, William A.
This second edition of a popular book contains the basics included in the first edition along with two new chapters (chapters 9 and 11) revisions and updates to recommended readings, and revisions based on recent literature. The 12 chapters of the book are as follows: (1) Introduction; (2) How Adults Learn; (3) Helping Adults Learn; (4) Preparing the Course; (5) Measuring Results; (6) Discovering Your Participants; (7) Involving Your Participants; (8) Varying Your Teaching Techniques; (9) Energizing the Learning Environment; (10) Making It Better--Evaluations; (11) Learning in the Twenty-First Century; and (12) Summary. Three appendixes include guides for writing course descriptions, suggestions for promoting a class, and 10 suggestions for further reading. A bibliography contains 53 references. (KC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Classroom Techniques, Continuing Education, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Evaluation Methods, Lifelong Learning, Student Characteristics, Student Evaluation, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Books; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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