Adult Learners With Special Needs: Strategies and Resources for Postsecondary Education and Workplace Training (Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series)

This series, edited by Michael W. Galbraith, explores issues and concerns of practitioners who work in the broad range of settings in adult and continuing education and human resource development.These books provide information and strategies on how to make practice more effective for professionals and those they serve. They are written from a practical viewpoint and provide a forum for instructors, administrators, policy makers, counselors, trainers, managers, program and organizational developers, instructional designers, and other related professionals.Designed as an overview of the range of adult special learning needs, this book discusses the related tools and strategies that can help these adults to learn. It identifies resources to help the practitioner understand and deal effectively with these needs. This text is intended for teachers, trainers, HRD specialists, program developers, and administrators -- all who may encounter a number of special needs in the course of providing education, training, and related support services in various postsecondary settings. It pulls together disparate sources of information into one compact guide, examines a very complex area, and offers a synthesis of key information and resources.Nancy F. Gadbow is the author of 'Adult Learners With Special Needs: Strategies and Resources for Postsecondary Education and Workplace Training (Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series)' with ISBN 9780894649615 and ISBN 0894649612.