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ADULT EDUCATION
REVIEW AND PREVIEW
OVERVIEW
The Meaning of “Adult” Adult Learning Adult Education Components of Adult Education Providers of Adult Education Professional Associations Resources in Adult Education
The Meaning of “Adult”1. Social and cultural basis
2. Biologically defined
3. Psychological maturity or
social roles
4. Maturity
ADULT LEARNING
Adult learning is a cognitive process internal to the learner; it is what the learner does in a teaching-learning transaction, as opposed to what the educators does.
Merriam & Brockett, 1997
DEFINITION OF ADULT EDUCATION
Adult education is a process whereby persons whose major social roles are characteristic of adult status undertake systematic and sustained learning activities for the purpose of bringing about changes in knowledge, attitudes, values, or skills.
Darkenwald & Merriam (1982)
COMPONENTS OF ADULT EDUCATION
Foundations of Adult Education Organization and Delivery of Adult Ed.
Planning Educational Programs for Adults
Administering Adult Education Program
Designing the Learning Environment
The Adult Learner
Adult Development & Learning
Characteristics of the Adult Learner
The Learning Process
The Learning Transaction with Adults
Foundations of Adult Education Terminology, key terms, definitions, etc. Historical evolution of adult education Purposes of adult education Philosophical perspectives Providers of adult education Key resources: journals, web sites,
associations, centers, etc. Issues in adult education Global view of adult education
Philosophical Perspectives
Why we do what we do! Awareness of underlying values and assumptions Relates to theories of learning and teaching techniques Facilitates communication Aids in ethical and moral issues
Philosophical Approaches
Not philosophies but drawn from them
Liberal and Progressive Perspectives
Behaviorist-Humanist
Critical Theory
PROVIDERS OF ADULT ED.
I. Fully or partially tax-supported agencies and institutions
II. Non-profit, self-supporting agencies and institutions.
III. For-profit providers
IV. Nonorganized learning opportunities
Fully or Partially Tax-SupportedAgencies and Institutions
Public school adult education Four-year colleges and universities Community and technical colleges Cooperative Extension Armed forces Correctional institutions Libraries and museums State and federal public adult ed. programs
Non-Profit Self-Supporting Agencies and Institutions
Religious institutions Health Institutions Community-based agencies Service clubs Voluntary organizations Professional organizations Worker education programs National adult education clearinghouses and
conference providers
For-Profit Providers
Correspondence school Proprietary schools Private tutors For-profit, degree granting colleges Consultant and workshop providers On-line data base services Publishers of how-to-books, videotapes,
and audio tapes
For-Profit Providers (cont.)
Computer and software publishers Business and industry sponsored
programs Business and industry human resource
development programs Conference centers
Non-Organized Learning Opportunities
Television viewing and other mass media Work setting Family Travel Recreational and leisure-time activities
Where Learning Occurs FORMAL INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS Serve the educational needs of adults and serve the educational
needs of youth but also serve adults as a secondary function
NONFORMAL SETTINGS Serve the educational needs of adults outside formal educational
institutions. Includes community-based and indigenous learning
INFORMAL OR SELF-DIRECTED CONTEXTS
Self--directed learning which usually occurs in learner’s natural setting and is primarily carried out by learners themselves.
Formal Institutional Settings Independent adult education organizations Laubach Literacy International, Highlander Center for Research and
Education
Educational institutions NC community colleges, Cooperative Extension Service, British Open
University
Quasi-educational organizations Libraries, museums, mass media, community organizations, religious
and civic organization (education of the public is an integral part of their function)
Noneducational organizations Government agencies, armed forces, unions, correctional institutions
(education is not primary function but a means to some end)
Professional Associations NATIONAL American Association of Adult & Continuing Education American Society for Training & Development
STATE or REGIONAL North Carolina Adult Education Association Piedmont Chapter American Society for Training & Dev.
INTERNATIONAL International Council for Adult Education
Related Professional Associations
American Association of Community & Junior Colleges
National University Continuing Education Association
International Association for Experiential Learning
Resources on Adult Education
Journals, Periodicals, Newsletters Adult Education Quarterly Adult Learning Adult & Continuing Ed. Today Adult Learning Adult Basic Education International Journal of Lifelong Education Journal of Continuing Higher Education New Horizons in Adult Education (Electronic journal) Studies in the Education of Adults Training and Development Journal Training/HRD