Parking Lot for Theory of Education

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Is andragogy just for adults?

• If you look at the Greek word andros, meaning "man," and agogus meaning "leader of," it may mean that it is an adult learning theory. But, the only principle which makes andragogy for adults is that of experience. If a given teacher applies the remaining four principles proposed by Knowles, and at the same time helps build experience (not take it for granted, as it is in the case of adults), then Andragogy is for all ages.
• When Malcolm Knowles introduced the theory of andragogy, he had the adult learner in mind. Later, however, other authors came to see pedagogy also as not satisfactory for children in modern societies, and discussed how andragogy could be applied to teaching all ages, of course bearing in mind children's experience is bound to be more limited than that of most adults...
• Marcia Conner  writes: "Unfortunately, andragogy usually is cited in education texts as the way adults learn. Knowles himself concedes that four of andragogy's five key assumptions apply equally to adults and children. The sole difference is that children have fewer experiences and pre-established beliefs than adults and thus have less to relate."
• Visit: http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/knowlesa.htm and http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-knowl.htm to learn more about this.

What are the conventions for BIBLIOGRAPHIES in English?

There are several conventions. Try this section in Science Buddies for a quick start.

For a Web tool that will help you create a citation using the proper form, try one of these following:

• Citation Machine
• Quick Cite in Noodle Tools
• Quick Cite

Try the following links instead if you want to compare how bibliographies should be presented in Spanish:

• Guía breve para la presentación de referencias y citas bibliográficas

• Citas Bibliográficas

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