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The first use of the term andragogy
Alexander Kapp, a German High School teacher, first used the term Andragogy in his book, ‘Platon’s Erziehungslehre’ (Plato’s Educational Ideas). http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Rosenstock-Huessey uses the term andragogy in Germany
Rosenstock-Huessey posed andragogy as the only method for Germans and Germany to regenerate themselves and their country. He Suggested that if adult education is to achieve anything original that shapes man, it would have to proceed from the suffering that the war brought them. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Lindeman became the first to bring the concept to the United States
Lindeman traveled from the United States to Germany and became acquainted with the Workers Education Movement. He Was the first to bring this concept of Andragogy to America in 1927. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Knowles presents his first published article
Knowles presented his first published article on andragogy as being a major technological breakthrough in the field of adult education entitled A New Label and a New Approach. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Knowles uses the term andragogy in leadership and in graduate courses
Knowles was applying andragogy in leadership training with girl scouts and in graduate courses he taught at Boston University. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Knowles published his guidebook for learners
Knowles published his guidebook for learners and teachers on the topic of Self-Directed Learning. This was the first time that he labeled pedagogical as teacher-directed learning and andragogy as self-directed learning. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Godbey created a practical guide for adult education
Godbey provided a practical guide for adult educators on applied andragogy for the Continuing Education of Adults. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Mezirow developed a critical theory of adult learning and education
Mezirow adding to the discussion on andragogy, developed a critical theory of adult learning and education, and laid the groundwork for what he called a charter for andragogy that included twelve core concepts that would help with an organized and sustained effort to assist adults to learn in a way that enhances their capability to function as self-directed learners. -
Knowles presented a book
Knowles presented the first book in which he cites thirty-six extensive case examples of applying andragogy in practice, revealing what worked and what did not, and summarizing the lessons that could be learned from experience in the effectiveness of andragogy in various settings. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Henschke posed an andragogical model
Henschke posed an andragogical model for conducting preparation of new and seasoned adult educators to ready them for engaging adults in active learning. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Mohring elaborated the erroneous usage of ‟Andragogy‟ and ‟Pedegogy‟
Mohring elaborated the erroneous usage of ‟Andragogy‟ and ‟Pedegogy‟. The use of the term ‟andragogy‟ to mean education of adults and the term ‟pedagogy‟ to mean education of children is etymologically inaccurate. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Knowles shares his dream of lifelong learning.
Knowles shares his dream of lifelong learning. In it he presents the eight skills of self-directed learning (SDL) and the competencies of performing life roles, as he tell how he conceives this kind of a learning system operating in the 21st century. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall -
Henschke explored the gap between learning and performance
Henschke explored the gap between „learning‟ and „performance‟ within the andragogy concept relating to Adult Education and Human Resource Development [HRD]. http://trace.tennessee.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1429&context=utk_IACE-browseall
