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Adult Learning Basics
For anyone who teaches, trains, coaches, or mentors others, the adult learning process is a crucial element of success—of both individuals and their organizations. Yet many managers, supervisors, and executives take for granted that all learners learn the same way. That’s where this book comes in, serving as a practical primer on adult learning. You’ll find a thorough background on learning theory to help you consider key questions about adult learning challenges, such as:
• How do adults learn?
• What makes today’s adult learners special?
• What’s the difference between training and learning?
• Do younger and older learners have different needs?
• How is the learning process affected by national culture, technology, and the learning climate in the workplace?
• How can you facilitate the adult learning process?
You’ll have a full range of tools to help you put effective adult learning processes in place, including flowcharts, diagrams, checklists, statistical charts, and exhibits. With this book, you can cultivate a climate that promotes lifelong education and helps people thrive in a knowledge-based environment while still accomplishing their ongoing goals. Whether you’re an HR professional, subject-matter expert, line manager, or CEO, Adult Learning Basics will help you leverage adult learning theory and practice to help your organization stay competitive in today’s fast-paced, information-driven business world.
Table of Contents
About the Training Basics Series Preface
1. Understanding and Applying Adult Learning Theory
2. Using Theory to Design More Effective Training
3. Leveraging Adult Learner Differences
4. Engaging Boomer, Gen X, and Gen Y Learners
5. Managing Cultural Differences in Learners
6. Making Learning Environment a Key to Success
7. Putting Technology to Work for Learners
8. Using Proven Facilitation Techniques to Drive Learning
9. Reading the Future of Adult Learning: Seven Hopeful Predictions
References
Additional Resources
Index
Author William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., SPHR currently heads up the number-two-ranked graduate program in learning and performance at Penn State. His earlier experience includes many years as training director in government and business, followed by consulting for organizations as varied as AccuWeather, Corning, General Motors, Motorola, U.S. Postal Service and The American Red Cross, among many others. Rothwell’s list of accomplishments—professional accreditations, dozens of awards, 64 books, plus involvement in 300 articles—is far too lengthy to list here. Suffice it to say that Rothwell effectively delivers the ideal combination of extensive expertise and easy-to-take writing style that makes Adult Learning Basics a sound foundation for developing your organization’s learning program.
