Richard Holton provides a unified account of intention, choice, weakness of will, strength of will, temptation, addiction, and freedom of the will. Drawing on recent psychological research, he argues that, rather than being the pinnacle of rationality, the central components of the will are there to[...]
From the Fjords to the Nile brings together essays by students and colleagues of Richard Holton Pierce (b. 1935), presented on the occasion of his 80th birthday. It covers topics on the ancient world and the Near East. Pierce is Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the University of Bergen. Starting [...]
How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles's pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 19[...]
A basic research textbook about planning and conducting research in organisations. It covers the foundations and methods relevant to doing research in organisations as well as the identification of research questions and the ethical conduct of research. It includes case examples illustrating the var[...]
"A great update of a classic. Should be required reading for anyone involved with adult learning in schools, businesses and communities". (Sam Stern, Professor & Dean, School of Education, Oregon State University, USA). How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn diffe[...]