{"product_id":"enhancing-adult-motivation-to-learn-isbn-9781119077992","title":"Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic interdisciplinary reference on adult education, updated for today's learning environment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnhancing Adult Motivation to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e provides adult educators with the information and strategies they need to guide non-traditional students toward positive educational outcomes. Providing a clear framework, guidelines for instructional planning, real-world examples, and cutting-edge ideas, this book fills the need for intrinsically motivating instruction targeted specifically toward adults returning to school. This new fourth edition sharpens the focus on community colleges, where most first-generation college students and working adults begin their higher education, and explores the rising use of technology and alternative delivery methods including a new chapter covering online instruction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the publication of its first edition, this book has become a classic reference for understanding adult motivation in educational and training settings. As more and more adults re-enter the educational system, instructors and trainers will find extraordinary value in this exploration at the intersection of research and practice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamine the latest neuroscience and psychological research pertaining to adult motivation and learning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDelve into alternative formats including online learning, interactive learning materials, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eElicit and encourage adult intrinsic motivation using the Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching and sixty practical, research-backed strategies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdopt a culturally responsive instructional approach for an inclusive and equitable learning environment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdult students differ from traditional students in motivation, attitude, experience, and more; this, combined with an increasingly diverse body of students as well electronic delivery methods, makes today's teaching environment a new landscape for instructors to navigate. \u003ci\u003eEnhancing Adult Motivation to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e provides a clear guide to success for instructors and students alike. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Understanding Motivation for Adult Learners 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Understanding How Aging and Culture Affect Motivation to Learn 29\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Characteristics and Skills of a Motivating Instructor: The Five Pillars 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 What Motivates Adults to Learn 81\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Encouraging Motivation in Online Formats 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Establishing Inclusion among Adult Learners 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Helping Adults Develop Positive Attitudes toward Learning 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Enhancing Meaning in Learning Activities 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Engendering Competence among Adult Learners 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Building Motivational Strategies into Instructional Designs 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Ethical Considerations for an Instructor of Adults 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 469\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond J. Wlodkowski\u003c\/b\u003e is a psychologist and the author of numerous books on human motivation. He works globally in adult education and training. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargery B. Ginsberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a former associate professor of educational leadership and instructional improvement at the University of Washington-Seattle. A scholar\/practitioner and the author of several award-winning books, she consults on student success in culturally diverse schools and colleges.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn more than three decades since its original publication, \u003ci\u003eEnhancing Adult Motivation to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e remains the classic reference for understanding adult motivation in educational and professional learning environments. It is a work of enduring value to both practitioners and students of adult learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn exciting new feature of this edition is its application to online teaching. Along with a new chapter and a complete instructional plan devoted to online teaching, this edition continues to blend a neuroscientific understanding of motivation with an instructional approach responsive to linguistically and culturally different adult learners. Throughout \u003ci\u003eEnhancing Adult Motivation to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e and informing every chapter is a focus on the instructional challenges of community colleges and their service to first generation college students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe essence of this book is how to think motivationally when planning instruction and teaching. A central feature is the Motivational Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching. This widely researched and internationally acclaimed model can be applied across a range of disciplines to strengthen learning and career outcomes. For this framework, Raymond J. Wlodkowski and Margery B. Ginsberg describe in detail sixty research-backed strategies to elicit and encourage adult motivation. They elaborate these ideas with practical examples, guidelines for instructional planning, and extensive discussions of assessment, transfer of learning, self-regulated learning, and growth mindsets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnhancing Adult Motivation to Learn\u003c\/i\u003e addresses what is necessary to deepen adult intrinsic motivation and help adults to want to learn. It analyzes the four major motivational conditions—inclusion, attitude, meaning, and competence—and provides a comprehensive and relevant set of teaching strategies, instructional designs, and field-tested examples that meet the demands of today’s diverse learners. As more and more adults re-enter the educational system, instructors and trainers will find extraordinary value in this straightforward, true-to-life, and useful guide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989139898597,"sku":"NP9781119077992","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119077992.jpg?v=1761782960","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/enhancing-adult-motivation-to-learn-isbn-9781119077992","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}