This is the third edition of Peter Jarvis' classic textbook, Adult and Continuing Education, which
established itself as the most widely used and respected book about education for adults …

… For this second edition, Peter Jarvis has made extensive revisions and has included substantial
additional material to take account of the many changes which have occurred in the field …

This book critically assesses the learning that is required and provided within a learning
society and gives a detailed sociological analysis of the emerging role of lifelong learning with …

This book is a logical progression from The Sociology of Adult and Continuing Education.
The author takes a completely new approach to the subject and puts forward a model of adult …

Experiences occur in socio-cultural-temporal situations and no situation has meaning in
itself. Only when people give meaning to their experience in a situation does it actually have …

… This second edition of Peter Jarvis’ well-received book is designed to help readers understand
the techniques, theories and methods of teaching. With a new emphasis on the person …

… In this book, Peter Jarvis draws together all the aspects of … ’ debate over how we become
people, Jarvis’s study of nurture – what … Peter Jarvis is an internationally renowned expert in the …

As more is discovered about the powerful impact of lifelong learning on adults, educators are
changing their views about how, when and where we learn. Learning is no longer defined …

… This groundbreaking distillation of Peter Jarvis' thoughts on … to this wide-ranging topic
Professor Jarvis looks in detail at … Peter Jarvis is an internationally renowned expert in the field of …

This book examines the role of the professional practitioner-researcher and the relationship
between practice, practical knowledge, and theory. It is divided into five parts. The three …