powerful techniques for teaching adults - stephen d. brookfield
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powerful techniques for teaching adults
stephen d. brookfield
Synopsis "powerful techniques for teaching adults"
this book is designed to be a short, practical resource that reviews some of the most helpful approaches and exercises that teachers use when working with adult learners. written in an accessible style, with numerous examples of practical applications scattered throughout the text, the book does not assume any prior experience with adult learning theory or adult educational history and philosophy on the readers part. instead, the book invites the reader into a conversation about some of the major challenges and problems involved in teaching adults; a conversation which draws on the authors 40 - year history of working with adult learners to describe how to understand and respond to these same challenges and problems. preface chapter 1 the essence of powerful techniques for teaching adults chapter 2 teaching critical thinking chapter 3 using discussion chapter 4 fostering self - direction chapter 5 working with experience chapter 6 incorporating technology chapter 7 addressing inequity and diversity chapter 8 becoming critically reflective chapter 9 democratizing the classroom chapter 10 creating trust chapter 11 dealing with resistance chapter 12 modeling
