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MALCOLM KNOWLES

Kaitlin Weidner

Adult
Assumption
s Addressed

Need to Know
Orientation to Learning

What do you know?

Disclaimer:
This is not
Malcolm
Knowles
himself. It is an
actor portrayal.

What did you learn about


Malcolm Knowles from the video?

Life
Overview

1913: Born in Montana


1934: B.A. from Harvard University
1941: Director of Adult Education at Boston
YMCA
1944: Navy
1949: Masters from the University of
Chicago, continued to teach there
1960: Ph.D for U. of Chicago; Taught at
Boston University
1974: Taught at North Carolina State
University
1997: Passed away

Accomplishments
Executive Director of the Adult Education
Association in the US
Adult Education Hall of Fame -- 1996
Father of Andragogy in the United States
Writings
230 articles
18 books

Research

Andragogy
Assumptions of Andragogy
Self-Direction
Facilitator vs. Teacher
Influence from Carl Rogers

Less Formal
Learning Contracts

Andragogy:
What is it?

Greek: ander
Meaning adults

Greek: agogus
Meaning to guide or lead

Assumptions
of Andragogy
Need to Know

Self-Concept

Prior Experiences
Readiness to Learn

Orientation to Learning

Are self-directed and want to make their own decisions

Motivation

Life-centered (task/problem)
By internal incentives, curiosity

Must know why it is necessary to learn something

To cope effectively with real-life situations

A rich resource by self and others

Look
Familia
r?

Process of
Andragogy

1.

Preparing Learners

2.

Climate

3.

Planning

4.

Diagnosis of Need

5.

Setting of Objectives

6.

Designing Learning Plans

7.

Learning Activities

8.

Evaluation

Think
Facilitator
vs.
Teacher

SelfDirected
Learning

a process in which individuals take the


initiative, with or without the help of others, in
diagnosing their learning needs, formulating
their learning goals, identifying human and
material resources for learning, choosing and
implementing appropriate learning strategies,
and evaluating learning outcomes

Learning
Contract

Understand the process of learning


What the learners prefer
Each learner has individual objectives
Readiness to learn
Previous experience

Learning Contract
Name _______Chad Bates_____________ Course ____EP 520______________ Semester _Fall 2009____________
Purpose (Objective)

Process (Resources and Strategies)

1.Learning
Act. #1: Post to 1.Internet/Computerusecoursereadings
courseblogsite a minimum of once andclassmatediscussionstomakemyown
weeklyentiresemester
post,orrespondtoaclassmatespost,

onblogsitetogainothersperspectivesof

readings

2.LearningAct.#2:a)Tobecome
2.ReadElias&Merriam,ChapterTwo
knowledgeableofdifferentphilosophies fromTheProfessionofAdult
foradulteducation.b)Tobeableto
Education,HiemstraschapterfromEthical
expressmyownphilosophystatement.
IssuesinAdultEducation,andanyother

sourcestofamiliarizemyselfwith

philosophicalpositions.
3.LearningAct.#3:a)Tolearnaboutan
aspectofadulteducationhistory.b)To
3.ReadCh.3ofM&B,plusadditional
gainexperienceinpresentingideasin
resourcestobecomefamiliarwithhistoryof
differentformats.
adulteducation.

4.LearningAct.#4:TermPapera)To 4.Identifyandreadsourcesthatarerelatedto
gainfamiliaritywithtopicrelatedtoadult mytopic.Iwilluseawidevarietyofsources,
education.b)Tofurtherdevelopwriting suchasarticles,chapters,classnotes,
readings,theInternet,etc.,inordertofind
&criticalanalysisskills.c)To
demonstratefamiliaritywithawiderange morethesametypeofinformation.
ofadulteducationliteraturesources.

Product (Evidence)

1.Postingstoblogsitewithmynameon
them

Target Date for


Completion

1.Atleastonetime
perweek,entire
semester

2.Sept.28th
2.46doublespacedpagepaperwritten
onmyphilosophyofadulteducation

3.Createawebsitedesignedaround
3.Oct.23rd/24th
MalcolmKnowles&andragogy.

4.Writea1218page,doublespaced
4.Nov.13th/14th
paperaboutJackMezirowandhistheory
oftransformationallearning.

Christian
Application

Sunday School
Bible Study
Discipleship

Resources

http://web.utk.edu/~
start6/knowles/malcolm_knowles.html
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBKvvlk0MsM
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=owAOL8GpmDo&
list=PL155E2A0553EAE4C8&index=2
http://infed.org/mobi/malcolm-knowles-inform
al-adult-education-self-direction-and-andrag
ogy
/

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