Revisiting Adult Learning Theory through the Lens of an Adult Learner

Autor/in	Jackson, Londell D.
Titel	Revisiting Adult Learning Theory through the Lens of an Adult Learner
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 20 (2009) 3-4, S.20-22 (3 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
Schlagwörter	Learning Theories; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Developmental Psychology; Educational Environment; Individual Development; Hermeneutics; Social Cognition; Models; Constructivism (Learning); Prior Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Entwicklungspsychologie; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Individuelle Entwicklung; Hermeneutik; Soziale Kognition; Analogiemodell; Vorkenntnisse
Abstract	In reading the last section of their primary text, "Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide" by Merriam, Caffarella, and Baumgartner (2007) in his Adult Learning and Development class, the author continued to feel as though he was being self-assured of his previous learning experiences once again. The final section of the text focused on basic psychological concepts and theories that he had become familiar with while completing his undergraduate degree. However, the text highlighted the tangential relationships between these psychological concepts and adult learning theory. The text discusses five different theories, or as the authors put it, "orientations," to learning: (1) behaviorist; (2) humanist; (3) cognitivist; (4) social cognitive; and (5) constructivist. In this article, the author revisits adult learning theory through the lens of an adult learner, and finds his thoughts about adult learning theory affirmed. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10