Powerful Techniques for Teaching Adults

This book is designed to be a short, practical resource thatreviews some of the most helpful approaches and exercises thatteachers use when working with adult learners. Written in anaccessible style, with numerous examples of practical applicationsscattered throughout the text, the book does not assume any priorexperience with adult learning theory or adult educational historyand philosophy on the readers part. Instead, the bookinvites the reader into a conversation about some of the majorchallenges and problems involved in teaching adults; a conversationwhich draws on the authors 40-year history of working withadult learners to describe how to understand and respond to thesesame challenges and problems. PrefaceChapter 1 The Essence of Powerful Techniques for TeachingAdultsChapter 2 Teaching Critical ThinkingChapter 3 Using DiscussionChapter 4 Fostering Self-DirectionChapter 5 Working With ExperienceChapter 6 Incorporating TechnologyChapter 7 Addressing Inequity and DiversityChapter 8 Becoming Critically ReflectiveChapter 9 Democratizing the ClassroomChapter 10 Creating TrustChapter 11 Dealing With ResistanceChapter 12 ModelingAdditional ISBNs: 9781118017005, 1118017005, 9781118415702, 1118415701