Teaching Adults: A Practical Guide for New Teachers

Praise for the author′s previous work,
The Profession and Practice of Adult Education
by Sharan B. Merriam and Ralph G. Brockett

"The authors bring together the classic and the cutting edge, the professional and the grass roots, the local and the international, the revered and the invisible, the theoretical and the practical, all in one accessible volume. Readers, whether neophytes or experienced adult educators, will be stimulated to extend their thinking about the field."
Jovita M. Ross–Gordon, professor and program director, Adult, Professional and Community Education, Texas State University, San Marcos

"Merriam and Brockett combine their wealth of knowledge and experience in the field to deliver this clever, accurate, highly readable, and practical text."
Lorraine A. Cavaliere, dean of education and associate professor, Gwynedd–Mercy College, Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania

"Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, The Profession and Practice of Adult Education provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from reading it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring."
Peter Jarvis, professor of continuing education and senior research professor, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

"The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a book that will serve as a landmark in the study and practice of adult education for many years to come."
Michael W. Galbraith, professor of adult education, Florida Atlantic University

Preface

About the Author

Part One: Getting Started

Chapter 1 So, You re Teaching Adults?

Chapter 2 What Is Effective Teaching?

Part Two: Four Keys to Effective Teaching

Chapter 3 So, What Are You Teaching About?

Chapter 4 A Dozen Things You Need to Know About Adult Learners

Chapter 5 Building Blocks of Adult Learning

Chapter 6 Planning Instruction

Chapter 7 Teaching Techniques

Chapter 8 Knowing Yourself: Understanding the Teacher Within

Part Three: Unlocking Doors to Effective Teaching

Chapter 9 Creating a Positive Learning Environment

Chapter 10 Overcoming Resistance to Learning

Chapter 11 Motivation

Chapter 12 Dealing with Dilemmas and Challenges

Epilogue. So, Now You Are Ready: Go and Teach Adults

References

RALPH G. BROCKETT is professor and interim head in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is the author of numerous books on adult education, including The Profession and Practice of Adult Education with Sharan B. Merriam, which won the Houle Award for Outstanding Literature in Adult Education. He has served as editor–in–chief of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, coeditor of Adult Learning, and on the editorial boards of Adult Education Quarterly and the International Journal of Self–Directed Learning. He is a member of the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.