Author: Sharan B. Merriam
Publisher: Jossey-Ba
Keywords: higher, adult, education, series, bass, jossey, research, guide, design, implementation, qualitative
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2009-04-06
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0470283548
ISBN-13: 9780470283547

Praise for the Third Edition of Qualitative Research: "Sharan B. Merriam synthesizes twenty years of developments in qualitative research with clarity and acumen." Michael Quinn Patton, author, Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods "Here is a qualitative research methods book that reinforces the connection between professional experience and qualitative inquiry." Robert Stake, author, The Art of Case Study Research and Multiple Case Study Analysis "In this new edition, Sharan Merriam once again presents the world of qualitative research in language engaging and accessible?for new and

Author: Sharan B. Merriam
Publisher: Jossey-Ba
Keywords: new, adult, issue, ace, single, education, directions, update, learning, theory, continuing
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2001-05-08
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 0787957739
ISBN-13: 9780787957735

A companion work to 1993’s popular An Update on Adult Learning Theory, this issue provides the adult learning educator with the latest developments, significant research, and continuing scholarship in andragogy and self-directed learning. Exploring a variety of frameworks, including context-based learning, informal and incidental learning, somatic learning, and narrative learning; the authors analyze recent additions to well-established theories and discuss the potential impact of today’s cutting-edge approaches. Revised models of theories introduced in the 1993 edition, such as wo

Author: Sharan B. Merriam
Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company
Keywords: education, adult, philosophy, writings, selected
Number of Pages: 323
Published: 1995-08-01
List price: $49.25
ISBN-10: 089464887X
ISBN-13: 9780894648878

This updated edition of Selected Writings on Philosophy and Adult Education reflects developments in the field of adult education since Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education was originally published in 1984. Included in this edition are selections representing critical theory, phenomenology, and feminist theory. Further, new material reflecting more traditional philosophical traditions has been added, such as selections from Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind, Nadler and Nadler’s Developing Human Resources, and Mezirow’s Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood

Author: Sharan B. Merriam
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: education, research, study, case, bass, series, jossey, qualitative, applications, revised, expanded
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 1997-09-15
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0787910090
ISBN-13: 9780787910099

An invaluable resource--one that will open up the conceptual world of qualitative research and provide the step-by-step direction needed to translate those concepts into practice. -- M. Carolyn Clark, Department of Educational Human Resource Development, College of Education, Texas A&M UniversitySince Merriam’s definitive Case Study Research in Education first appeared in 1988, significant advances have occurred in the field of qualitative research. To meet the demand for a book that reflects these important changes, Merriam has completely revised and updated her classic work.Timely,

Author: Sharan B. Merriam
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: adult, continuing, education, ace, issue, amp, single, directions, update, learning, theory, new, third
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2008-11-03
List price: $29.00
ISBN-10: 0470417854
ISBN-13: 9780470417850

This Third Update on Adult Learning Theory follows two earlier volumes on the same topic, the first published in 1993 and the second in 2001. Only one topic, transformative learning theory, can be found in all three updates, representing the continuing developments in research and alternative theoretical conceptions of TL. Thanks to a growing body of research and theory-building, three topics briefly touched on in 2001 are now separate chapters in this third update: OL {list-style:disc} P:{margin-left 60px} spirituality and adult learning learning through the

Authors:Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella,
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Keywords: higher, adult, education, series, bass, jossey, adulthood, comprehensive, guide, learning
Number of Pages: 528
Published: 1998-11-06
List price: $42.00
ISBN-10: 0787910430
ISBN-13: 9780787910433

"An essential volume in adult education."--Choice "Merriam and Caffarella provide an excellent resource whose value will last until the appearance of the third edition."--Continuing Higher Education Review The second edition of Learning in Adulthood integrates the most important contributions to adult learning in the last decade. The result is an updated, comprehensive synthesis of what we now know about adult learning--including the context in which it takes place, who the participants are, what they learn and why, the nature of the learning process itself, major theoretical developments,

Authors:John L. Elias, Sharan B. Merriam,
Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company
Keywords: education, adult, foundations, philosophical
Number of Pages: 286
Published: 2004-12-01
List price: $43.75
ISBN-10: 1575242540
ISBN-13: 9781575242545

The Third Edition of Philosophical Foundations of Adult Education presents seven theoretical approaches to adult education: liberal, progressive, behaviorist, humanist, radical/critical, analytic, and postmodern. The book gives the historical grounding as well as the basic principles for each approach. In this edition each chapter has been revised and brought up to date. The chapter on radical adult education incorporates recent developments in radical education, phenomenology, feminist educational theory, and critical social theory. The book contains an entirely new chapter on postmodern adul