01988cam a2200289 i 4500 832847 9780367086015 (paperback) BF724.85.C64 T46 2020 Tennant, Mark, author. 62786 Psychology and adult learning : the role of theory in informing practice / Mark Tennant. Fourth edition. New York : New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. 62575 ix, 182 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The self-directed learner and humanistic psychology -- The psychoanalytic approach -- The life history of the self -- Cognitive neuroscience -- Understanding adult intelligence and cognition: the role of experience -- Behaviourism -- Group learning -- Transformative learning -- Towards a critical understanding of practice. "Thoroughly revised to encompass shifts in the concerns of adult educators as they respond to changing global social and economic conditions, the fourth edition of Psychology and Adult Learning includes a new emphasis on diversity with a focus on identities; developments in cognitive neuroscience, how research outcomes in this space are finding their way into education thinking; and the significance of social media and the digital world for education. The ideal textbook for adult psychology or adult education university courses, this book examines the psychological dimension of adult education work by analyzing and critiquing key psychological theories that have informed our understanding"-- Provided by publisher. Adulthood Psychological aspects. 46649 Adult learning. 46628 Learning, Psychology of. 46638 Psychology. 57937 Learning. 62787 BK 832847 832847 832847