1st Edition

Adult Education A Comparative Study

By Peers F. Robert Copyright 1958
    380 Pages
    by Routledge

    380 Pages
    by Routledge

    This is Volume II of twenty-eight in a series on the Sociology of Education. Originally published in 1958, this is a comparative study of adult education in that starts with a historical review of the provision in England before 1850, between the Wars and beyond as well as delving into the characterises and personality of the adult student. The author’s travels to the United States, Germany, the West Indies, Australia, the Middle East, Scandinavia, India, China and East Africa extends the study with examples of these countries and systems. All of which has convinced the author that educational problems for the future must be regarded as world problems; and this applies in particular to the problems of adult education. It is in this latter field that we have most to learn from each other and, in the process, most to contribute to international understanding.

    PREFACE, PART I: THE BACKGROUND OF ENGLISH ADULT EDUCATION, I. THE GROWTH OF ADULT EDUCATION IN ENGLAND BEFORE 1850, II. NEW VENTURES IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE CENTURY, III. THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT, IV. THE MOVEMENT TAKES SHAPE, PART II: THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION AND MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF ADULT EDUCATION IN BRITAIN TODAY, V. THE PRESENT PATTERN, VI. ADULT EDUCATION FOR MEMBERS OF H.M. FORCES, VII. WORKERS' EDUCATION, PART III: THE ADULT STUDENT AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF ADULT LEARNING, VIII. THE ADULT STUDENT, PART IV: TEACHERS AND METHODS, X. THE TUTOR IN ADULT EDUCATION, XI. THE METHODS OF ADULT EDUCATION, PART V: ADULT EDUCATION IN OTHER COUNTRIES, XII. INTERNATIONAL ASPECTS OF ADULT EDUCATION, XIII. AMERICAN ADULT EDUCATION: OPPORTUNITY, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OR ENLIGHTENMENT?, XIV. ADULT EDUCATION IN GERMANY, XV. ADULT EDUCATION IN UNDER-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, PART VI. THE FUTURE, XVI. THE FUTURE OF ADULT EDUCATION, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE, INDEX

    Biography

    Peers F. Robert