Adult learning theory (Lindeman, 1926) and andragogy (Knowles, Holton, &
Swanson, 1998) has also guided much of this study. Lindeman asserted learning should
be coterminous with life and that adult learners should engage in learning activities that
have direct application to the adults’ context in life (Lindeman, 1926). Peer observations
provide exactly that type of applicability adult learners crave. The learning that occurs
through peer observations can be immediately applied to the observers’ own practice in a
direct and highly applicable manner.