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Harper, Lin; Ross, Jerry – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2011
Malcolm Knowles' theory of andragogy is best known in the world of adult education as a conceptualization of how and why adults learn. The following practice-based article that has applied Knowles' theories and precepts to an undergraduate program reflects on how those concepts work with people whom Knowles might well have not considered "adults."…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Adult Education, Educational Theories
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Ness, Molly K.; George, Marshall A.; Turner, Kristen Hawley; Bolgatz, Jane – InSight: A Journal of Scholarly Teaching, 2010
In this article, we investigate what happened when, contrary to the typical isolation of faculty in higher education, a group of higher educators from various disciplines in a graduate school of education met regularly to discuss issues related to our teaching and social justice. More specifically, we explored the following research question: How…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Educational Change, Professional Development, Beliefs
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Fields, Jay E. – Innovative Higher Education, 1986
The challenge to coordinate physical education, art, and drama into a one week elderhostel project is described. The result was a creative performance by the participants their last day in the program. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Drama, Educational Innovation