Contexts of adult education: Canadian perspectives

Citation

Fenwick T, Nesbit T & Spencer B (eds.) (2006) Contexts of adult education: Canadian perspectives. Toronto: Thompson Educational Publishing. http://thompsonbooks.com/books/higher-education/contexts-adult-education.html

Abstract
How can one make sense of such a complex endeavor as the practice of adult education? The editors of this volume have adopted the notion of contexts. The contexts of adult education include: Historical contexts that shape the practice of adult educators Philosophical contexts that underpin their activities Socio-economic contexts by which practitioners are informed Community contexts in which they are located Practice contexts that their activities reveal