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| Lifelong Learning: The Adult… | 1 |
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Peer reviewedMattimore-Knudson, Russell S. – Lifelong Learning: The Adult Years, 1982
Shows that adult education objectives must be evaluative propositions rather than descriptive propositions; as evaluative propositions they cannot be used as "evidence" to defend the cancellation or repetition of programs. Presents a possible solution to the "is-ought-is" dichotomy as it relates to the use of evaluative…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Educational Objectives
