Arguments regarding the distinction between child and adult
learning have existed for decades. Pedagogy has a long
tradition of providing educational guidance in which there is
little differentiation between child and adult education. The
two groups of learners are assumed to learn under the same
philosophy. Conversely, andragogy, advanced by Malcolm
Knowles in the 1970s, is a well-known approach to address the
distinct needs of adult learners. Knowles’ concept of
andragogy has been widely adopted by educators from various
disciplines around the world. Andragogy is based upon six
assumptions: (a) self-directedness, (b) need to know, (c) use of
experience in learning, (d) readiness to learn, (e) orientation to
learning, and (f) internal motivation. This paper presented a
synthesis of research that discussed the applications of
Knowles’ andragogy in different settings.
Arguments regarding the distinction between child and adultlearning have existed for decades. Pedagogy has a longtradition of providing educational guidance in which there islittle differentiation between child and adult education. Thetwo groups of learners are assumed to learn under the samephilosophy. Conversely, andragogy, advanced by MalcolmKnowles in the 1970s, is a well-known approach to address thedistinct needs of adult learners. Knowles’ concept ofandragogy has been widely adopted by educators from variousdisciplines around the world. Andragogy is based upon sixassumptions: (a) self-directedness, (b) need to know, (c) use ofexperience in learning, (d) readiness to learn, (e) orientation tolearning, and (f) internal motivation. This paper presented asynthesis of research that discussed the applications ofKnowles’ andragogy in different settings.
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