"Spring 2001."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Andragogy and self-directed learning /Sharan B. Merriam -- An update on transformational learning / Lisa M. Baumgartner -- Informal and incidental learning / Victoria J. Marsick, Karen E. Watkins -- A new look at women's learning / Elisabeth R. Hayes -- Context-based adult learning / Catherine A. Hansman -- Critical and postmodern perspectives on adult learning / Deborah W. Kilgore -- The power of feelings : emotion, imagination, and the construction of meaning in adult learning / John M. Dirx -- The brain and consciousness : sources of information for understanding adult learning / Lilian H. Hill -- Off the beaten path : some creative approaches to adult learning / M. Carolyn Clark -- Something old, something new : adult learning theory for the twenty-first century / Sharan B. Merriam.

today, this volume is an indispensable resource for adult learning educators committed to delivering a more effective practice in the classroom, in the workplace, or in the community. This is the 89th volume of the quarterly journal New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education.