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What is Humanist

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Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration
Engages with the whole person and with their experiences for learning that combines the logical and intuitive, the intellect and feelings; found a ready audience. “When we learn in that way,” Rogers said, “we are whole , utilizing all our masculine and feminine capacities.” URL: www.infed.org/biblio/learning-humanistic.htm
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Andragogy and Technology
Michelle Zuckerman-Parker (Allegheny-Singer Research Institute, US)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 7
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-881-9.ch005
Abstract
More than 30 years ago, Malcolm Knowles defined andragogy as the art and science of helping adults learn. The essence of this principle is based on the premise that adults learn differently than children. Knowles’ andragogical studies were significant. One reason for this was that pedagogy, the art and science of educating children, had been well researched, but educating adults had not been as thoroughly studied.
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