Facilitating Learning with the Adult Brain in Mind: A Conceptual and Practical Guide

382 Pages·2016·20.9 MB·English

by  Kathleen Taylor

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Facilitating Learning
with the
Adult Brain in Mind
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Facilitating Learning
with the
Adult Brain in Mind
A Conceptual and Practical Guide
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Kathleen Taylor
Catherine Marienau
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CONTENTS
Preface ix
PART I: Brain:ThenandNow 1
Chapter 1: BrainBasics
–changesinthebrainovereons 3
Chapter 2: TheLearning,ChangingAdultBrain
–experience,memory,andemotions 33
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Chapter 3: Metaphors,Embodiment,andHemispheres
–foundationsofbrain-awareapproaches 59
PART II: PracticesThatEnhanceAdultLearning
–featuringtheTheatreofKnowing 81
Chapter 4: SettingtheStageforLearning
–loweringanxiety,engagingcuriosity 91
Chapter 5: EnterStageLeft
–startingwithverbal-theoretical-
conceptualapproachesinmind 115
Chapter 6: EnterStageRight
–startingwithembodiedand
metaphoricalapproachesinmind 135
Chapter 7: CenterStage
–interweavingmultifacetedapproaches 175
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Chapter 8: SpotlightonMeaningMaking
–scaffoldingreflectionandfeedback 215
PARTIII:ReflectingonPractice 245
Chapter 9: EnhancingBrain-AwarePracticewithTheory
–foundationaltheoriesoflearning
anddevelopment 247
Chapter 10: TowardComplexityandCommitment
–learningthatpromotescourageous
informedaction 287
Epilogue 311
References 315
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AbouttheAuthorsandContributors 333
NameIndex 345
SubjectIndex 349
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For Anna Marienau Roth and Ken Miller,
for their love, insights, and forbearance.
(Someday there will be cleared table-tops.)
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