Adult educational psychology / / edited by James A. Athanasou.

• TeilnehmendeR: Athanasou, James A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Rotterdam, Netherlands ;, Taipei : : Sense Publishers,, [2008]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Adult Educational Psychology is useful for those encountering psychology as a subject in adult education courses as well as those with an interest in the psychology of adult development. It is directly relevant for teachers in higher education, instructors in technical and further education, staff development and human resource practitioners as well as community educators. It provides the first major text of its type offering a wide ranging and comprehensive introduction to educational psychology from an adult perspective. It covers fundamental topics such as human development, social psychology, social learning, emotion, motivation, interest, intelligence, cognition, retention and learning. Applied chapters focus on skill development, psychological testing and human judgement. Fifteen contributors introduce the reader to recent advances in psychology with an emphasis on learning and adjustment in adulthood. Each chapter concludes with major references, questions for review and exercises.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / James A. Athanasou -- Introduction to Adult Educational Psychology / James A. Athanasou -- The Development of Identity in the Adult Years / Mark Tennant -- Social Psychology of Adult Learning / Shirley Saunders -- Social Learning / Ian R. Cornford -- Motivation / Peter Russell -- Emotions and Adulthood / Irene Strydom -- Interest and Learning: From Attraction to Absorbing Interest / Mary Ainley -- Intelligence: Theories and Issues / Gerard J. Fogarty -- Modern Associative Theory in Teaching and Learning / E. James Kehoe and Michaela Macrae -- Memory and Retrieval: Implications for Teaching and Learning / R. T. Pithers -- Skill Learning and the Development of Expertise / Ian R. Cornford -- Adult Cognition: Development and Characteristics / Kevin F. Collis -- Making Judgements and Decisions / Ray W. Cooksey -- Principles and Applications of Educational and Psychological Testing / Gerard J. Fogarty -- Introduction to Psychometrics / Iasonas Lamprianou -- About the Editor / James A. Athanasou -- Index / James A. Athanasou.