Malcolm+Shepherd+Knowles

||<  || self-direction and andragogy ||<   || ||<  || ||<   || Andragogy makes the following assumptions about the design of learning: (1) Adults need to know why they need to learn something (2) Adults need to learn experientially, (3) Adults approach learning as problem-solving, and (4) Adults learn best when the topic is of immediate value.
 * Theorist:
 * Malcolm Shepherd Knowles** ||<  ||
 * Theory:
 * Timeline: 1913-1997 ||<  ||
 * Description: ||<  ||
 * Adults are self-directed and expect to take responsibility for decisions. Adult learning programs must accommodate this fundamental aspect.

||<  || Knowles, M. S. (1950) //Informal Adult Education//, New York: Association Press. Guide for educators based on the writer's experience as a programme organizer in the YMCA. Knowles, M. S. (1962) //A History of the Adult Education Movement in the USA//, New York: Krieger. A revised edition was published in 1977. ||<  || ||<   ||
 * Major Works:
 * Knowles work and theory served as a premis for military and law enforcment training. The Criterion referenced Instruction (CRI), by R. Mager is comprised of a set of methods for the design and delivery of training programs.