Adult learners do not learn in isolation rather in the social interactions with institutions, organizations, and social networks (pp. 74-75).
What is the sociocultural context of adult learners?
100
Adult education is typically equated with with organized instruction...(p.56).
What is formal participation of adult education?
100
...that it is focused on a cognitive learning paradigm (p. 87)
What is a recent critique of andragogy?
100
Adults need to know why they need to learn something and how such learning is applicable to their every day lives (p. 84).
What is the sixth assumption of andragogy according to Knowles (1984)?
100
...a set of interrelated concepts that explain some aspect of the adult learning field (p. 79).
What is a theory of adult learning?
200
..."lack of interest, personal problems, thinking one is too old to learn, and so on as well as situational obstacles such as lack of time and money" (p. 78).
What are barriers to participation in adult learning?
200
The majority of adult learning...embedded in everyday life...this type of learning often occurs unaware of the learner learning...(p.60).
What is informal participation in adult learning?
200
"The dimension labeled 'environment' or 'sociality' 'is the dimension of external interaction, such as participation, communication, and cooperation'" (p. 97).
What is one dimension of Illeris's learning model?
200
Andragogy remains the best-known model of adult learning, there are a number of models that offer us further insights into adult learning (p. 93).
What are other models of adult learning?
200
a matter of deliberate choice of nonparticipation in adult education...(p. 77)
What is resistance to participation in adult learning?
300
The belief that..."there is something wrong with or deficient about nonparticipants or they would be clamoring to be in adult education programs (pp.74-75).
What is the individual deficit stance?
300
Adult education activities such as those sponsored by community organizations, i.e., libraries, neighborhood centers, community groups, faith-based organizations (p. 59).
What is nonformal participation in adult education?
300
The whole person, an experience, thought/reflection, emotion, and action are example of Jarvis's...(p. 101).
What is the transformation of the person through experience?
300
It has been the primary model of adult learning for more than forty years (p 90).
What is andragogy?
300
...it is useful for policymakers, particularly in terms of funding (p. 53).
What is knowledge about participation in adult education?
400
"Underlying many of the stated purposes of adult education in the United States is the assumption that the ideal of a democratic society must be maintained, and that education is one way to do this" (p. 70).
Is participation a good thing?
400
"Adult learners' inspiration for participation in adult education are many, complex, and subject to change" (pp. 63-65).
What are motivational orientations of learners?
400
...the five human sensations of sound, sight, smell, taste, and tough (p. 100).
What is the beginning of all learning according to Jarvis?
400
"Adult learners have to be adept at handling multiple tasks and responsibilities and demands on their time.
What is some margin of power?
400
Lack of attention to the context in which learning takes place, a sociological perspective (p. 88).
What is a recent critique of andragogy?
500
Standing back and questioning some of the assumptions that underlie the dominant discourse of participaton (p. 70)
What is problematizing the concept of participation?
500
"General social participation refers to the extent to which a person is an active participant in family and community life...(p. 67).
What is a sociological lens to explanations of participation?
500
...each model of adult learning contributes in its own way to increase our comprehension...(p. 104).
What is advancing our understanding of adult learners?
500
The theory that emphasizes the search to obtain or attain balance between the amount of energy needed and the amount available in the adult learner.
What is McClusky's theory of margin?
500
Adult learners store an increase repertoire of experiences, which is a rich resource of learning (p. 84).
What is the second assumption of andragogy according to Knowles (1980)?