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Oldest document using the term "Andragogik"
Platon's Erziehungslehre, als Pädagogik für die Einzelnen und als Staatspädagogik. Minden und Leipzig by Alexander Kapp. -
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The “Hohenrodter Bund” develops the “Neue Richtung
The term “Andragogik” is used to describe they why, what, and how to teach adults and as an antonym to “demagogy”. -
Eugen Rosenstock re-introduces the term.
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Lindeman connects the concept to teaching
This connection is mention in the article “Andragogik: The Method of Teaching Adults”. -
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The term was found in publications from Switzerland, Yugoslavia, the Netherlands, and Germany and in a very general way, it started differentiating between “doing” and “reflecting”.
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Franz Poggeler publishes the book “Introduction to Andragogy: Basic issues in Adult Education”.
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Malcolm Knowles learns the term from Dusan Savicevic.
The Yugoslavian educator approached Knowles at a conference he was attending. -
Knowles publishes his article, “Adragogy, Not Pedagogy”.
The concept gets recognition in North America and other English speaking countries. -
Knowles publishes “Farewell to Pedagogy”
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Critique against andragogy starts surfacing.
Some educators believe some statements are too general and do not necessarily apply to all adult learners. -
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Different European countries start creating publications and institutes related to andragogy.
The Czech Republic, Slovenia, Germany, Estonia, and Yugoslavia. -
Changed the name from “Adult education” to “Andragogik”
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Venezuela creates the “Instituto Internacional de Andragogía”.
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The definition of Adragogy is modified.
Davicevic states that Andragogy is a discipline that focuses on “the study and learning of adults in all its forms of expression”.