The Theory and Practice of Andragogy in Adult Education

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Omoregie
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Theory And Practice

Adult Education

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Silva ◽  
Shelby Gull Laird
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
York City ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
The Core ◽  
Urban Environmental Education ◽  
As Relationship

This chapter examines opportunities for developing urban environmental education experiences for adults. It first considers the core ideas of three influential adult education scholars—Paulo Freire, Malcolm Knowles, and Jane Vella—before describing two cases of adult environmental education in cities, one in New York City and one in London. It then reviews theory and practice through the binary categories of “emancipatory” versus “instrumental” environmental education, both of which have conceptual roots in the work of Freire, Knowles, and Vella, among others. It also explains how, through the use of andragogic methods such as relationship building, engagement in action, and a focus on the needs of the learner, adult urban environmental education initiatives can help promote environmental literacy and action.

scholarly journals UNESCO ROLE IN ADULT EDUCATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT AT THE END OF THE XX CENTURY – THE BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENTURY

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Наталія Авшенюк
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Learning ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Education System ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
The Impact

The article is based on an integrated analysis of key UNESCO documents (Recommendations of the International Conference on Adult Education CONFINTEA (1985, 1997, 2003, 2009), Global Reports on Adult Learning and Education (2009, 2013, 2016, 2019) that outlines the impact of evidence-based research on educational policy in supporting the development of educational policy in adult learning in the global ed-ucational environment at the end of the XX and at the beginning of the XXI century. It is found that the development of adult education is necessary due to the dynamics of social, scientific and technological improvement; changes in the content and nature of work and social activities of people; increased free time and opportunities for its effective use; labor market demands, the main requirements of which are to increase the competence and skills of the professional. Adult involvement in lifelong learning not only encourages meeting own needs, but also ensures self-fulfillment to a free choice of a place, time and a pathway of improvement. It is proved that since the 1970s up to now UNESCO has played a key role in shaping and disseminating the concept of lifelong learning in education policy. The concept, in essence, involves the restructuring of the existing education system and use of educational perspectives of adults externally the traditional education system in order to influence the development of different social groups and individual development of each person. The world has accumulated considerable meaningful experience in the development of the theory and practice of adult education, which is accumulated, disseminated and implemented through the activities of international organizations on a global scale, including UNESCO. This international organization generates ideas and builds educational policies that are based on reliable statistics and the results of global empirical research.

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