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This new edition is intended as a complement to Building on Critical Traditions: Adult Education and Learning in Canada, edited by Tom Nesbit, Susan M. Brigham, Nancy Taber, and Tara Gibb and published in association with the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE).
| ISBN | Print: 978-1-55077-245-6 Digital: 978-1-55077-275-3 |
| Edition | Third |
| Year | 2014 |
| Page Count | 228 |
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The Purposes of Adult Education introduces adult education to students who may have had some experience in the field but are new to its study. This edition substantially updates and expands on the previous edition, especially in relation to the social foundations of adult education, education for diversity, globalization, and the fast-moving technologies that are shaping the content and delivery of adult education today.
It concludes with an overview of adult education for the twenty-first century, with special attention to the issues of distance education and computer-mediated communication. This second edition updates and expands the first edition, especially in the areas of workplace learning and with respect to the fast-moving technologies that continue to affect the content and delivery of adult education as we move forward in the twenty-first century.
Chapter 1: Education for Adults: Exploring the Foundations
Bruce Spencer is a Professor at Athabasca University’s Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies. He is Director of the Human Resources and Labour Relations (HRLR) program and teaches courses in adult education and HRLR.
Elizabeth Lange is an Associate Professor of Adult Education at St. Francis Xavier University. Her research focuses on transformative learning, sustainability education for adults, pedagogies for social change, and transcultural learning and immigration.
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