This book seeks to locate the essence of adult experiential learning, a central phenomenon
in adult education. Chapter 1, The Theme of Adult Experiential Learning in Research …

The'Professional Practices in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning'series examines
questions and matters relating to the field of adult education and lifelong learning …

Characteristics of adult learners and foundations of experiential learning Page 1 The knowledge
bases of adult and experiential learning are viewed as complementary to fully understanding …

In its simplest form, experiential learning means learning from experience or learning by
doing. Experiential education first immerses adult learners in an experience and then …

In this paper, we examine dominant models of experiential learning in order to problematise
the assumptions about experience which they contain. We argue that these models provide …

This monograph presents an overview of experiential learning from five perspectives.
Following a history of experiential learning in 20th century adult education, the essay first …

The purpose of this monograph is to serve as a primer for practitioners on the foundational
theories of adult learning. It begins with an explanation two lenses through which learning …

Writing about the use of experience in adult learning requires the development of what
Maudsley has called'metalearning'1-a theory of one's own learning providing a …

An adult educator is continually faced with the problem of how to use students' experience
productively in the classroom. We all recognise that adult students have a wealth of …

This chapter provides a framework for understanding the work of adult educators and for
reading the book. It begins by distinguishing between a model of professional education …