Revised and updated throughout, this fifth edition uses examples and case studies to unravel the myths about teaching adults and to highlight the rewards of an

This is the first book to explore adult mathematics education. It aims to situate research and practice in adults learning mathematics within the wider field of

This book is written at a time when our own field of adult education is under assault from a variety of capitalist and neoconservative forces pressuring us... t

Argues for the financial backing from governments and industry for adult education and will help adult and community educators draw comparisons between their ow