Adult learning theories

Andragogy

By halex86

  • Oldest document using the term "Andragogik"

    Platon's Erziehungslehre, als Pädagogik für die Einzelnen und als Staatspädagogik. Minden und Leipzig by Alexander Kapp.
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    The “Hohenrodter Bund” develops the “Neue Richtung

    The term “Andragogik” is used to describe they why, what, and how to teach adults and as an antonym to “demagogy”.

  • Eugen Rosenstock re-introduces the term.

  • Lindeman connects the concept to teaching

    This connection is mention in the article “Andragogik: The Method of Teaching Adults”.
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    The term was found in publications from Switzerland, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, and Germany and in a very general way, it started differentiating between “doing” and “reflecting”.

  • Franz Poggeler publishes the book “Introduction to Andragogy: Basic issues in Adult Education”.

  • Malcolm Knowles learns the term from Dusan Savicevic.

    The Yugoslavian educator approached Knowles at a conference he was attending.

  • Knowles publishes his article, “Adragogy, Not Pedagogy”.

    The concept gets recognition in North America and other English speaking countries.

  • Knowles publishes “Farewell to Pedagogy”

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    Critique against andragogy starts surfacing.

    Some educators believe some statements are too general and do not necessarily apply to all adult learners.
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    Different European countries start creating publications and institutes related to andragogy.

    The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Germany, Estonia, and Yugoslavia.

  • Changed the name from “Adult education” to “Andragogik”

  • Venezuela creates the “Instituto Internacional de Andragogía”.

  • The definition of Adragogy is modified.

    Davicevic states that Andragogy is a discipline that focuses on “the study and learning of adults in all its forms of expression”.