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| Author(s): | M. Cecil Smith (Ed.) |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISBN: | 9780805858204 |
| Format: | softback |
| 809pp | |
| Price: | £55.00 |
| Review Date: | 12 March 2009 |
| Review: | This reference book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art analysis of the theoretical advances and research findings that have been made on adult development and learning. The authors come from diverse backgrounds: education, developmental psychology, public policy, gerontology, neurology, public health, sociology, family studies and adult education. The book has six themes: (1) Theoretical perspectives on adult development and learning; (2) Research methods in adult development; (3) Research on adult development; (4) research on adult learning; (5) Ageing and gerontological research; and (6) Policy perspectives on ageing. |