Premium
Something Old, Something New: Adult Learning Theory for the Twenty‐First Century
Author(s) -
Merriam Sharan B.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.12
Subject(s) - adult learning , adult education , learning theory , education theory , adult development , psychology , sociology , epistemology , cognitive science , pedagogy , higher education , social psychology , political science , philosophy , law
Abstract This chapter summarizes the recent additions to the knowledge base of adult learning theory and concludes with some thoughts on how these contributions are expanding adult learning theory.