Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Life and Learning are Complex for Adults
  3. What Learners Say
  4. The Call for Further Research
  5. What Non-academic Outcomes are Mentioned in the Literature?
    1. Self-confidence
    2. Independence
    3. Attitude Change
    4. Relationship and Community Building
    5. Learning to Learn
  6. Models for Practice
  7. What Theory Can Teach Us
    1. Social Capital Theory
    2. Theories about Measuring Achievement in Education
    3. The New Literacy Studies (NLS)
    4. Situated cognition/learning
    5. Theories about How Our Brain Works
  8. Conclusions/Recommendations
  9. References