Handbook of Research on Adult Learning and Development, Paperback by Smith, M...

Handbook of Research on Adult Learning and Development, Paperback by Smith, M. Cecil (EDT); DeFrates-Densch, Nancy (EDT), ISBN 0805858202, ISBN-13 9780805858204, Like New Used, Free P&P in the UKSmith and DeFrates-Densch (both leadership, educational psychology, and foundations, Northern Illinois U.) present 26 chapters discussing the latest theoretical advances and research findings in adult development and learning. Contributions by 53 academics, all but two from the ., from varied disciplines--education, development psychology, public policy, gerontology, neurology, public health, sociology, family studies, and adult education--discuss theoretical perspectives on adult development and learning; research methods in adult development; research on adult development, on adult learning, and on aging and gerontology; and policy perspectives on aging. Individual chapter topics include development in the college and young adult years, personality development in midlife and beyond, attachment and marriage, psychological well-being, career development, informal workplace learning, spiritual development, service-learning and community participation. For researchers, academics, and graduate students in adult and lifespan development, adult learning, and adult education, as well as practicing psychologists, sociologists, gerontologists, and adult educators. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()