Contact the Librarian at your campus for more help!
University Park / World Campus:
Ellysa Cahoy
(ellysa@psu.edu or 814-865-9696)
Harrisburg:
Bernadette Lear
(BAL19@psu.edu or 717-649-3482)
Recommended Books (eBooks only)
Today, various books contain information about adult education, lifelong learning, and related topics. Below are the current books that are most heavily used by Penn State faculty and students. If you'd like additional recommendations, contact the AED librarians Ellysa Cahoy (University Park, ellysa@psu.edu), Bernadette Lear (Harrisburg, BAL19@psu.edu), or a librarian at your location.
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The Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education by ISBN: 9781620366868Publication Date: 2020Provides rich information on the contemporary issues and trends that are of concern to adult and continuing education, and of opportunities to challenge and critique the structures embedded in the field that perpetuate inequity and social injustice. -
Learning in Adulthood by ISBN: 9781119490517Publication Date: 2020The definitive guide in the field of adult education, revised to reflect the latest developments in theory, research, and practice. -
Palgrave International Handbook on Adult and Lifelong Education and Learning by ISBN: 1137557834Publication Date: 2018Provides a wide-ranging frame of reference for researching adult and lifelong education and learning. With contributions from scores of established and newer scholars from six continents, the volume covers a diverse range of geopolitical and social territories across the world. -
Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Training and Employee Development by ISBN: 1316091066Publication Date: 2017Provides a forward-looking exploration of the current research on workplace training, employee development, and organizational learning from the primary point of view of industrial organizational psychology. -
Handbook of Transformative Learning by ISBN: 9781118218914Publication Date: 2012Provides a comprehensive and critical review of more than three decades of theory development, research, and practice in Transformative Learning. -
The Wiley Handbook of Paulo Freire by ISBN: 9781119236719Publication Date: 2019Brings new perspectives on rethinking and reinventing Brazilian educator and philosopher Paulo Freire. -
The Wiley Handbook of Adult Literacy by ISBN: 9781119261377Publication Date: 2019Presents a wide range of research on adults who have low literacy skills. It looks at the cognitive, affective, and motivational factors underlying adult literacy; adult literacy in different countries; and the educational approaches being taken to help improve adults' literacy skills.
