Knowles is referred to as "the Father of Adult Learning". According to a biography by Dover (2006) Knowles popularized the concept of "andragogy", though the word 'androgagy' first appeared in the writing of a German Teacher named Alexander Kapp, in 1833, who contrasted andragogy (andr 鈥...
a- Androgogy is the term used to describe adult learning, coined by Malcolm Knowles in 1960s. - Androgogy是用于的规定在60年代内描述成人学会,铸造由Malcolm ・ Knowles。[translate]
His early education as a child was based largely on teaching methods and learning styles that differed as he aged and became an adult. Knowles’ (1999) theory of andragogy generally explains Malcolm’s adult learning as being different from his learning as a child. By comparison, however, ...
Educational TheoriesExistentialismThe author suggests that Knowles's concept of andragogy offers a philosophical position rather than a unified theory of adult learning. She examines weaknesses of the theory and discusses it in relation to humanistic psychology and existentialism. (SK)...