Adult Learning Timeline

By stk38599

  • Johann Friedrich Herbart

    Johann Friedrich Herbart
    German philosopher, psychologist, and founder of pedagogy as an academic discipline.

  • Alexander Kapp (1799–1869)

    Alexander Kapp (1799–1869)
    German educator and editor introduced the term andragogy

  • Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

    Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
    believed andragogy was the way for the German people to rebuild after the World War I. andragogy

  • Eduard C. Lindeman (May 9, 1885 – April 13, 1953)

    Eduard C. Lindeman (May 9, 1885 – April 13, 1953)
    An American educator and wrote his book The Meaning of Adult Education

  • Jack Mezirow (1923 - September 24, 2014)

    Jack Mezirow (1923 - September 24, 2014)
    Jack Mezirow founder of perspective of Transformative Learning

  • John Dewey (1859—1952)

    John Dewey (1859—1952)
    Dewey believed education and learning are social and interactive processes, and thus the school itself is a social institution and students should have the opportunity to take part in their own learning

  • B. F. Skinner

    B. F. Skinner
    Skinner is regarded as the father of Operant Conditioning

  • Malcolm Knowles (August 24, 1913 – November 27, 1997)

    Malcolm Knowles (August 24, 1913 – November 27, 1997)
    American Adult Educator, famous for the adoption of the theory of andragogy

  • Howard Gardner

    Howard Gardner
    developed theory of intelligence

  • Robert Mills Gagne (August 21, 1916 – April 28, 2002)

    Robert Mills Gagne (August 21, 1916 – April 28, 2002)
    Introduced nine events that provide a framework for an effective learning process