From one student's off hand remark, the idea of a casebook for use in adult education grew into a reality. Regina Lopata Logan and Robert M. Fromberg have collected twenty cases representing various experiences of faculty, students, and administrators which, while not necessarily representing historical facts, are all true. These cases convey a sense of the dynamism and complexity that educators of adults and adult students experience when they return to school in the midst of busy adult roles and responsibilities. This is an ideal workbook for those involved in higher education, especially faculty developers, deans, department chairs, or anyone else who teaches about adults in the classroom.
About the Author: Regina Lopata Logan has been teaching for and about adult learners for more than 25 years. She has taught in both academic and nonacademic environments. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan, a Master of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in French Language and Literature, a Master of Arts degree in Teaching and Learning Processes, specializing in adult learning, from Northwestern University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern University. She has published in Psychology and Aging and the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. She has also presented at the Chicago Area Faculty Developers Network, Northwestern University Women in Leadership, the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, the Association of Northwestern University Women, and the Society for Research in Child Development. Currently, she is the Director of Faculty Development and a lecturer in Organization Development and Women's Studies at Northwestern University's University College. Robert M. Frornberg has been a lecturer in English at North western University's University College for the past ten years. Previously he taught at Duke University's continuing education program. He has published more than two dozen short stories in literary magazines, numerous books and articles on health care issues, and a novella entitled Blue Skies. He has a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing.
