TY - BOOK AU - DeFrates-Densch, Nancy. AU - Smith, M. Cecil. TI - Handbook of research on adult learning and development SN - 9780805858204 AV - LC 5225.R47 .H191 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, NY PB - Routledge KW - Adult education KW - Adult learning N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Contains information on analysis, integration, and summary of theoretical advances and research findings on adult development and learning - a rapidly growing field reflecting demographic shifts toward an aging population in Western societies. Features contributions from known scholars across diverse disciplianry foelds( education, developmental psychology, pulic policy, gerontology, neurology, public health, sociology, family studies, and adult education) and the volume is organized on six themes: Theoretical Perspectives on Adult Development and Learning, Research Methods in Adult Development, Research on Adult Development, Research on Adult Learning, Aging and Gerontological Research and Policy on Aging ER -