Teaching Adults: A Practical Guide for New Teachers (Jossey-bass Higher and Adult Education) - Hardcover

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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.

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Teaching is a crucial but unacknowledged part of almost every profession. Corporate trainers, social workers, health care professionals, volunteer group coordinators, mentors, customer service agents―we all have to act as teachers sometimes. It’s deeply gratifying work, when it’s done well. Teaching Adults is a brief and engaging read that will show how to achieve that success, whether or not you’re in an official training role.

Ralph Brockett, a leading authority on adult education with more than 30 years of experience, provides a quick-and-easy guide to understanding the way adults learn. In no time at all, you’ll learn to cultivate the seven essential qualities of an effective teacher and implement simple techniques to get your message across. Teaching Adults will also give you practical pointers on how to address some of the most common challenges that adult educators face. Use the thought-­provoking exercises at the end of each chapter to discover your inner instructor and learn to act as a transformative influence in the lives of those you teach.

Although our backgrounds and teaching roles vary widely, there is one thing all adult educators have in common: a desire to bring out the best in others. As an instructor, you recognize that everyone has room to improve and grow. In Teaching Adults you’ll find the most effective ways of helping learners reach their potential and achieve rewarding outcomes.

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Teaching is a crucial but unacknowledged part of almost every profession. Corporate trainers, social workers, health care professionals, volunteer group coordinators, mentors, customer service agentswe all have to act as teachers sometimes. It's deeply gratifying work, when it's done well. Teaching Adults is a brief and engaging read that will show how to achieve that success, whether or not you're in an official training role.

Ralph Brockett, a leading authority on adult education with more than 30 years of experience, provides a quick-and-easy guide to understanding the way adults learn. In no time at all, you'll learn to cultivate the seven essential qualities of an effective teacher and implement simple techniques to get your message across. Teaching Adults will also give you practical pointers on how to address some of the most common challenges that adult educators face. Use the thought-provoking exercises at the end of each chapter to discover your inner instructor and learn to act as a transformative influence in the lives of those you teach.

Although our backgrounds and teaching roles vary widely, there is one thing all adult educators have in common: a desire to bring out the best in others. As an instructor, you recognize that everyone has room to improve and grow. InTeaching Adults you'll find the most effective ways of helping learners reach their potential and achieve rewarding outcomes.