The Adult Learner: The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development

By John-Paul Wilson. 2012

2,886 citations recorded by the source corpus.

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/ee9853e680e85e5d8ec567d572a6f3489b2bfc32

How researchers see this paper

The researchers whose trusted networks rank it highest, strongest advocate first. Every researcher gets a different order.

In Education

Citations in the corpus

Technology Acceptance, Technological Self-Efficacy, and Attitude Toward Technology-Based Self-Directed Learning: Learning Motivation as a Mediator (2020, background): “The research tradition on self-directed learning emphasized learners’ sense of personal autonomy of holding their learning objectives and assuming ownership of learning (Garrison, 1997; Knowles et al., 2015).”
The impact of short-term professional development on participant outcomes: a review of the literature (2014, background): “Many of the learning activities described in the studies are aligned with the assumptions of adult learning postulated by Knowles et al. (2011).”
Challenges Faced by Bachelor Level Students While Speaking English (2021, background): “According to adult learning perspectives, learners' experiences and their participation in teaching and learning should be maximized to bring change in teaching and learning (Knowles et al., 2005).”
The Science of Training and Development in Organizations (2012, background): “For example, Knowles, Holton, and Swanson (2005) suggested that adults have higher motivation to learn when they see the training content as related to their job demands.”
Beyond Interpersonal Competence: Teaching and Learning Professional Skills in Sustainability (2017, background): “performance and successfully deal with short- to long-term emerging challenges and new requirements over the lifespan of one’s professional sustainability career [44].”
Caregiver Coaching Strategies for Early Intervention Providers: Moving Toward Operational Definitions (2012, background): “…their associated definitions reflects a recognition that adult knowledge is socially constructed and scaffolded through interactions with others (Rogoff, 1990), is contextually grounded (Bernheimer & Weisner, 2007; Lave & Wenger, 1991), and is experience based (Knowles et al., 2005; Kuhn, 1970).”
Building a Lens for Critical Reflection and Reflexivity in Social Work Education (2010, background): “As adult learners, graduate social work students are motivated by practical knowledge that relates to their past, present, and future experiences; therefore, academic content must be contextual (Knowles et al., 2005).”
Social Emotional Learning in Schools: The Importance of Educator Competence (2021, background): “…to learn: (1) a level of control, (2) a connection to past experiences, (3) a social role that makes learning important, (4) an ability to see immediate relevance, (5) a focus on internal versus external motivators, and (6) an understanding of why the learning is necessary (Knowles et al., 2011).”