Learning through Experience: Troubling Orthodoxies and Intersecting Questions (Professional Practices in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Series)

Fenwick (adult education, U. of Alberta, Edmonton) provides educators new to the field of adult education/adult learning with an overview of thought-provoking writers from various disciplines who have contributed to a multifaceted understanding of experiential learning. Coverage includes an introduction and background to experiential learning, five dimensions of learning and their contributions to critiques and debates, suggested roles for adult educators, approaches to educational practice, and recent research. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR