Foreword to the 1994 Edition vii
Malcolm S. Knowles

Preface to the Revised Edition 2002 ix

The Author xxiii

Part One: A Process That Works and Why

1. Twelve Principles for Effective Adult Learning 3

2. Quantum Thinking and Dialogue Education 29

3. How the Principles Inform Course Design: Two Examples 37

Part Two: The Principles in Practice: Across Cultures and Around the World

4. LearningNeeds and Resources Assessment: Taking the First Step in Dialogue 57

5. Safety: Creating a Safe Environment for Learning 71

6. Sound Relationships: Using the Power of Friendship 85

7. Sequence and Reinforcement: Supporting Their Learning 101

8. Praxis: Turning Practice into Action and Reflection 115

9. Learners as Decision Makers: Harnessing the Power of Self Through Respect 129

10. Learning with Ideas, Feelings, and Actions: Using the Whole Person 149

11. Immediacy: Teaching What Is Really Useful to Learners 161

12. Assuming New Roles for Dialogue: Embracing the Death of the Professor 179

13. Teamwork: Celebrating Learning Together 191

14. Engagement: Learning Actively 203

15. Accountability: Knowing How They Know They Know 213

Part Three: Becoming an Effective Teacher of Adults

16. Reviewing the Twelve Principles and Quantum Thinking 227

17. How Do You Know You Know? Supposing and Proposing 243

Appendix: Ways of Doing Needs Assessment 247

References 251

Index 255