Christian Educator's Handbook on Adult Education, The

From the Back CoverThe Christian Educator's Handbook on Adult Education represents one of the first comprehensive attempts by evangelicals to apply adult education theory to Christian education in general. In this book, contributors from across the evangelical spectrum present an accessible interpretation, application, and critique from a biblical perspective of the adult education model put forth by Malcolm Knowles. The result is a highly practical volume composed of applied, theoretical, and age-specific chapters that will appeal to those in ministry and higher education.Topics include:Biblical foundations for adult educationCultural factors that affect educationLearning from gender differencesSmall groups in adult educationTeaching young, middle, and older adultsTeaching single adults vs. family-oriented teachingAdult Sunday schoolMentoring and disciplingand much moreGet historical insight and practical help for your adult Christian education needs.About the AuthorKenneth O. Gangel (Ph.D., University of Missouri), after a distinguished career at Dallas Theological Seminary, is now executive director of the graduate studies division at Toccoa Falls College. A noted expert on Christian education, he has written many books, including Feeding and Leading.James C. Wilhoit (Ph.D., Northwestern) is professor of Christian education at Wheaton College. He has authored a number of scholarly articles and books, including Christian Education and the Search for Meaning.