Sharan B. Merriam & Ralph G. Brockett 
The Profession and Practice of Adult Education 
An Introduction

The Profession and Practice of Adult Education is a timely book and an excellent introduction to the field. Drawing from an extensive volume of literature, it provides comprehensive coverage and a clear guide. Graduate students will benefit from it and practitioners will be kept abreast of changes that are occurring.

–Peter Jarvis, professor of continuing education and senior research professor, University of Surrey, United Kingdom

Table of Content

Preface.

Preface to the Updated Edition.

The Authors.

Part One: Foundations of Adult Education.

1. What Counts as Adult Education?

2. Philosophical Perspectives.

3. Perspectives on the Past.

4. Adult Education in Contemporary Society.

Part Two: The Organization and Delivery of Adult
Education

5. Providers of Formal Adult Education.

6. The Adult Learner and Concepts of Learning.

7. The Global Context of Adult Education.

8. Examining Access and Opportunity.

Part Three: Developing a Professional Field of
Practice.

9. Adult Education as a Developing Profession.

10. The Unacknowledged Side of Practice.

11. Reframing Practice: The Future of Adult Education.

Epilogue: A Decade in Review and Trends for the Future.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.

About the author

Sharan B. Merriam is professor of adult education at the
University of Georgia.

Ralph G. Brockett is professor of adult education at the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville.