Preface vii
About the Author xi
Part One: Getting Started 1
1. So, You’re Teaching Adults? 3
2. What is Effective Teaching? 9
Part Two: Four Keys to Effective Teaching 21
3. So, What are You Teaching About? 23
4. A Dozen Things You Need to Know About Adult Learners 31
5. Building Blocks of Adult Learning 43
6. Planning Instruction 59
7. Teaching Techniques 69
8. Knowing Yourself: Understanding the Teacher Within 85
Part Three: Unlocking Doors to Effective Teaching 97
9. Creating a Positive Learning Environment 99
10. Overcoming Resistance to Learning 113
11. Motivation 121
12. Dealing with Dilemmas and Challenges 133
Epilogue: So, Now You’re Ready: Go and Teach Adults 145
References 149
Index 153
RALPH G. BROCKETT is professor and interim head in theDepartment of Educational Psychology and Counseling at theUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is the author of numerousbooks on adult education, including The Profession and Practiceof Adult Education with Sharan B. Merriam, which won the HouleAward for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education. He has servedas editor-in-chief of New Directions for Adult and ContinuingEducation, coeditor of Adult Learning, and on theeditorial boards of Adult Education Quarterly and theInternational Journal of Self-Directed Learning. He is amember of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall ofFame.
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