Experiential learning is a singularly powerful approach to teaching and learning that is based on the fact that people learn best through experience. In this extensively updated book, the author offers the most complete and up-to-date statement of the theory of experiential learning and its modern applications in education, work, and adult development.

The foundations of contemporary approaches to experiential learning -- The process of experiential learning -- Structural foundations of the learning process -- Individuality in learning and the concept of learning styles -- The structure of knowledge -- The experiential learning theory of development -- Learning and development in higher education -- Lifelong learning and integrative development.