Mapping the Field of Adult and Continuing Education

Co-published with The field of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) has long been influential beyond its already porous borders and continues to be a source of important ideas, inspiration, and innovative practices for those in disciplines such as educational administration, social work, nursing, and counseling.

Foreword-Seven B. Frye Preface Introduction to Volume One-Alan B. Knox Section One. Adult Life Cycle Development 1. An Engaged Third Age-Doe Hentschel 2. Identity/Self Development and Chronic Disease-Lisa M. Baumgartner 3. Educating Multi-Generational Groups of Adult Learners-Andrea Nikischer 4. Pseudoautonomy in the Lives of Adult Learners-Robert Jecklin 5. Learning in Later Life-Brian Findsen Section Two. Learning Theory and Practice 6. Transformative Learning Theory-Edward W. Taylor, Patricia Cranton 7. The Relevance of Indigenous Knowledge for Adult Education-Sandra L. Morrison, Timote Vaioleti 8. The Cognitive Aspect of Adult Learners from Neuroscience-Wei-Wen Chang 9. Adult Literacy Practices and Adult Basic Education-M. Cecil Smith 10. Global Climate Change Education is All Local-Ankur R. Desai Section Three. A Broad Spectrum of Learners 11. Lifelong and Lifewide Loving in Education-Tamen Jadad-Garcia, Alejandro R. Jadad 12. Adult Learners with Disabilities Overcoming Invisibility and Exclusion-Carol Rogers-Shaw 13. Adults with Low Literacy Skills Theoretical Perspectives Towards Understanding Teaching and Learning-Maurice Taylor, David Trumpower, Edward Purse 14. The Power to Change Lives The University of Wisconsin-Madison Odyssey Project-Emily Auerbach 15. Promoting Gender Equity and Leadership among Ethiopian Women in Medicine-Elizabeth Kvach, Mahlet Gebremariam, Fiker Taddesse, Cynthia Haq 16. Leveling the Field Professional Development for Part-Time Employees-Sarah Korpi Glossary About the Contributors Appendix:Contents for Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4 Editors and Contributors Index