| Preface | | xv | |
| The Editors | | xxi | |
| Contributors | | xxiii | |
| PART ONE: INTRODUCTION | | 1 | (50) |
| A Selective History of the Adult Education Handbooks |
| | 3 | (12) |
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| On Thought and Action in Adult and Continuing Education |
| | 15 | (18) |
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| The Concept of Critically Reflective Practice |
| | 33 | (18) |
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| PART TWO: THE PROFESSION'S COMMON CONCERNS | | 51 | (192) |
| Linking the Individual Learner to the Context of Adult Learning |
| | 55 | (16) |
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| Learning from Experience in Adult Education |
| | 71 | (16) |
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| Adult Learning for Self-Development and Change |
| | 87 | (14) |
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| Moving Beyond a Unitary Self: A Reflective Dialogue |
| | 101 | (16) |
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| Discourses and Cultures of Teaching |
| | 117 | (15) |
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| Different Perspectives on Teaching for Critical Consciousness |
| | 132 | (15) |
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| The Invisible Politics of Race in Adult Education |
| | 147 | (14) |
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| Cultures of Transformation |
| | 161 | (10) |
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| Planning Educational Programs |
| | 171 | (20) |
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| From Functionalism to Postmodernism in Adult Education Leadership |
| | 191 | (17) |
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| Adult Education and Democracy: Reclaiming Our Voice through Social Policy |
| | 208 | (16) |
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| Adult Learning and Technology |
| | 224 | (19) |
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| PART THREE: THE PROFESSION IN PRACTICE | | 243 | (314) |
| | 247 | (16) |
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| Adult Basic Education and the Crisis of Accountability |
| | 263 | (15) |
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| Moving Beyond Performance Paradigms in Human Resource Development |
| | 278 | (16) |
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| Putting Meaning into Workplace Learning |
| | 294 | (18) |
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| Adult Education, Communication, and the Global Context |
| | 312 | (15) |
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| Adult Education for Community Action |
| | 327 | (17) |
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| Adult Education in Rural Community Development |
| | 344 | (16) |
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| Exploring ``Community'' in Community College Practice |
| | 360 | (15) |
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| Continuing Professional Education |
| | 375 | (17) |
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| Control and Democracy in Adult Correctional Education |
| | 392 | (16) |
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| | 408 | (15) |
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| Distance Education for Lifelong Learning |
| | 423 | (15) |
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| English as a Second Language in Adult Education |
| | 438 | (11) |
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| Adult Learners in Higher Education |
| | 449 | (15) |
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| Contributions of the Military to Adult and Continuing Education |
| | 464 | (16) |
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| | 480 | (13) |
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| Formal Mentoring Programs |
| | 493 | (15) |
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| Prior Learning Assessment: The Quiet Revolution |
| | 508 | (15) |
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| A Postmodern Approach to Adult Religious Education |
| | 523 | (16) |
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| Urban Contexts for Adult Education Practice |
| | 539 | (18) |
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| PART FOUR: REFLECTING ON THE PROFESSION | | 557 | (120) |
| Adult Education and Society |
| | 559 | (14) |
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| A Sociology of Adult Education |
| | 573 | (19) |
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| The Politics of Knowledge Construction |
| | 592 | (20) |
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| Evolving Directions in Professionalization and Philosophy |
| | 612 | (16) |
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| Defining the Profession: A Critical Appraisal |
| | 628 | (15) |
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| | 643 | (17) |
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| | 660 | (17) |
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| Resource: Contents of Past Handbooks | | 677 | (32) |
| Handbook of Adult Education in the United States (1934) |
| | 677 | (1) |
| Handbook of Adult Education in the United States (1936) |
| | 678 | (2) |
| Adult Education in Action (1936) |
| | 680 | (6) |
| Handbook of Adult Education in the United States (1948) |
| | 686 | (3) |
| Handbook of Adult Education in the United States (1960) |
| | 689 | (2) |
| Handbook of Adult Education (1970) |
| | 691 | (2) |
| Adult Education Association Handbook Series in Adult Education |
| | 693 | (10) |
| Building an Effective Adult Education Enterprise (1980) |
| | 693 | (1) |
| Changing Approaches to Studying Adult Education (1980) |
| | 694 | (1) |
| Developing, Administering, and Evaluating Adult Education (1980) |
| | 695 | (1) |
| Redefining the Descipline of Adult Education (1980) |
| | 696 | (1) |
| Serving Personal and Community Needs through Adult Education (1980) |
| | 697 | (2) |
| Comparing Adult Education Worldwide (1981) |
| | 699 | (1) |
| Examining Controversies in Adult Education (1981) |
| | 700 | (2) |
| Preparing Educators of Adults (1981) |
| | 702 | (1) |
| Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education (1989) |
| | 703 | (6) |
| Name Index | | 709 | (14) |
| Subject Index | | 723 | |
