Learning and Development: Making Connections to Enhance Teaching / Edition 1

ISBN-13: 9780787944636 Publisher: Wiley Publication date: 12/13/1999 Series: Jossey-Bass Higher and Adult Education Series Pages: 320 Product dimensions: 6.30(w) x 9.29(h) x 1.05(d) "The authors pull off an impressive double. They synthesize an enormous amount of relevant research on learning and development while also making clear the connections this research has for practice. Written in a helpful and accessible style, and full of case studies, applications, instruments, and vignettes of practice, the book will be an invaluable resource for college teachers at any level."—Stephen Brookfield, Distinguished Professor, University of St. Thomas "Effectively integrating the perspectives of a director of a university learning assistance center and a scholar in the area of developmental education, Silverman and Casazza have written an important book. It should be read by anyone concerned with the academic success of the increasingly diverse population of undergraduates in colleges and uni