A bridge between educational psychology and the fields of adult learning and development. for researchers, teachers, and graduate students in these fields.
Foreword
p. ix
Preface
p. xi
Acknowledgements
p. xiii
Introduction
p. 1
What Does Educational Psychology Know about Adult Learning and Development?
p. 3
Theoretical Perspectives
p. 13
We Learn, Therefore We Develop: Learning versus Development -- or Developing Learning?
p. 15
Abstraction, the Will, the Self, and Modes of Learning in Adulthood
p. 35
Extending Sociocultural Theory to Adult Learning
p. 67
On the Development of Adult Metacognition
p. 89
Knowing, Learning, and Problem Solving in Adulthood
p. 107
Changing Mind, Changing World: Practical Intelligence and Tacit Knowledge in Adult Learning
p. 109
The Role of Adults' Beliefs about Knowledge in School, Work, and Everyday Life
p. 127
Appendix
p. 142
Adult Intelligence: Sketch of a Theory and Applications to Learning and Education
p. 145
Mnemonic Strategies for Adult Learners
p. 159
Adult Educational Pschology
p. 177
Adult Age Differences in Reading and Remembering Text and Using This Information to Make Decisions in Everyday Life
p. 179
The Educational Psychology of Reading in Adulthood
p. 201
Forgiveness Education with Adult Learners
p. 219
Contributions of Parent Education to Adult Development
p. 239
Conclusion
p. 257
Toward an Adult Educational Psychology
p. 259
Author Index
p. 267
Subject Index
p. 277
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