Self-Directed Learning Strategies in Adult Educational Contexts (Premier Reference Source: Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1522580182 ISBN 13: 9781522580188

Publisher: IGI Global, 2019

Synopsis

Today's global educational environment includes the emergence of adult learners participating in formal and informal educational encounters for the purposes of professional development or personal enrichment. These learners must possess the conceptual and attitudinal idea of self-directed learning in order to be skilled workers and fulfilled human beings. Self-Directed Learning Strategies in Adult Educational Contexts is a critical scholarly publication that examines the impacts of self-directed learning methods and strategies on adult learning in various formal and informal learning situations and educational encounters. Featuring topics such as andragogy, learning analytics, and educational technologies, this book is geared toward adult educators, administrators, principals, professors, human resource managers, educational professionals, and researchers working in the fields of andragogy, adult learning theory, professional development, instructional technology, and curriculum development.

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About the Author

Francesco G. Giuseffi is an experienced, results-oriented educator and school leader (20 years in private school education), published author, and adjunct professor to doctoral students. He holds a Master's degree in Liberal Arts from St. John's College and a Doctoral degree in Education from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He won the Lighthouse School Administration Award for the work he did on his dissertation.

Edition details

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1522580182
• ISBN 13: 9781522580188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Giuseffi Francesco G.