Title Malcolm Shepherd Knowles : a history of his thought / George William Henry

Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2011] ©2011

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Description 1 online resource Series Education in a competitive and globalizing world Education in a competitive and globalizing world series. Contents MALCOLM SHEPHERD KNOWLES: A HISTORY OF HIS THOUGHT -- MALCOLM SHEPHERD KNOWLES: A HISTORY OF HIS THOUGHT -- DEDICATION -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE EVOLUTION OF A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- INTRODUCTION -- Developmental Sequence of Ideas -- Outline of Chapters 2 to 7 -- A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY -- Early Years -- Harvard Years -- Between Studies -- Graduate Years -- The Professorial Years -- Retirement -- Conclusion -- THE YEARS LEADING UP TO 1950 -- The Educational Background -- Exposure to New Ideas The Search for a Unifying Principle THE INITIAL THINKING (PHASE 1) -- INFORMAL ADULT EDUCATION (1950) -- The Challenges -- Aims of the Work -- The Urgency of the Adult-Educational Task -- Educational and Philosophical Goals -- Knowles� Philosophy -- The Individual�s Need for Growth -- The Teaching-Learning Transaction -- Group Dynamics -- Group Discussion -- Group Leadership -- Conclusion -- THE WRITINGS FROM 1954 TO 1959 -- The Age of Adult Education -- Post-War Growth in Adult Education Enrolments A New Awareness of the Characteristics of Adults as Learners The Adult Education Association of the United States of America -- Knowles� Writings -- Teaching Adults in Informal Courses (1954) -- How to Develop Better Leaders (1955) -- Aims of the Work -- The Shared Role of Leadership -- Leadership Training Dimensions -- Group Self-Training -- Principles for Supervisors -- Human Resource Development -- Conclusion -- Introduction to Group Dynamics (1959) -- Major Influences -- The Need to Deal with Change Group Dynamics as Practical Knowledge Leadership and the Possibility of Manipulation -- The Group as an Expression of Common Identity and Purpose -- Conclusion -- SUMMARY OF PHASE 1 THINKING -- Aims -- Philosophy of Education -- Group Dynamics -- Leadership -- The Teaching-Learning Transaction -- Contributions to the 1970 Andragogical Framework -- THE EMERGING FRAMEWORK (PHASE 2) -- THE WRITINGS FROM 1960 TO 1962 -- Handbook of Adult Education in the United States (1960) -- Typology of Adult Learning Programs Six Principles of Adult Learning Conclusion -- The Leader Looks at Self-Development (1961) -- The Search for Personal Authenticity -- Leadership Competencies: A Knowledge Hierarchy -- The Process of Self-Development -- Principles of Learning and Self-Development -- Conclusion -- The Adult Education Movement in the United States (1962) -- Aims of the Work -- Defining the Term “Adult Education� -- Adult-Child Learning Differences -- Predictions for the Near Future -- Assumptions for the Education of Youth Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record Subject Knowles, Malcolm S. (Malcolm Shepherd), 1913-1997. SUBJECT Knowles, Malcolm S. (Malcolm Shepherd), 1913-1997 fast Subject Adult education teachers -- United States -- Biography Adult education -- United States BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Educators. EDUCATION -- Adult & Continuing Education. EDUCATION -- Non-Formal Education. Adult education Adult education teachers United States Genre/Form Biographies Form Electronic book LC no. 2019721501 ISBN 9781619420694 1619420694

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