Neuroscience of Adult Learning New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 110

Name: Neuroscience of Adult Learning New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Number 110
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ISBN: 9780787987046

ISBN-10: 0787987042

ISBN-13: 9780787987046

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ace Staff, Sandra Johnson, Kathleen Taylor

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This timely volume examines links between the emerging neurobiological research on adult learning and the adult educators' practice. Now that it is possible to trace the pathways of the brain involved in various learning tasks, we can also explore which learning environments are likely to be most effective. Topics explored in The Neuroscience of Adult Learning include: basic brain architecture and "executive" functions of the brain how learning can "repair" the effects of psychological trauma on the brain effects of stress and emotions on learning the centrality of experience to learning and construction of knowledge the mentor-learner relationship intersections between best…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/11/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




Key aspects of how the brain learns




Neuroscience and adult learning




Fear and learning : trauma-related factors in the adult education process




Brain self-repair in psychotherapy : implications for education




The role of meaning and emotions in learning




Experience, consciousness, and learning : implications for instruction




Meaningful learning and the executive functions of the brain




The neuroscience of the mentor-learner relationship




Brain function and adult learning : implications for practice