Malcolm Knowles | Academic Influence

Why Is Malcolm Knowles Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Malcolm Shepherd Knowles was an American adult educator, famous for the adoption of the theory of andragogy—initially a term coined by the German teacher Alexander Kapp. Knowles is credited with being a fundamental influence in the development of the Humanist Learning Theory and the use of learner constructed contracts or plans to guide learning experiences.

Malcolm Knowles's Published Works

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Published Papers

The adult learner : a neglected species (1979) (5359)
The Modern Practice of Adult Education: From Pedagogy to Andragogy (1970) (3752)
The Adult Learner : The Definitive Classic in Adult Education and Human Resource Development (1998) (2267)
The Modern practice of adult education : andragogy versus pedagogy / (1970) (1542)
Andragogy in action (1984) (1424)
Self-directed learning (1975) (963)
Self-directed learning : a guide for learners and teachers (1975) (941)
The Making of an Adult Educator: An Autobiographical Journey (1989) (282)
The adult learner: A neglected species, 2nd ed. (1978) (164)
Innovations in Teaching Styles and Approaches Based upon Adult Learning (1972) (150)
Andragogy: Adult Learning Theory in Perspective (1978) (129)
The adult education movement in the United States (1964) (126)
Using learning contracts : practical approaches to individualizing and structuring learning (1986) (118)
A history of the adult education movement in the United States : includes adult education institutions through 1976 (1977) (112)
ADULT LEARNING PROCESSES: PEDAGOGY AND ANDRAGOGY (1977) (68)
Informal adult education : a guide for administrators, leaders, and teachers (1950) (68)
Applying Principles of Adult Learning in Conference Presentations (1992) (67)
Handbook of adult education in the United States (1960) (62)
L'apprenant adulte : vers un nouvel art de la formation (1990) (62)
Application in continuing education for the health professions: chapter five of "Andragogy in Action". (1985) (51)
Introduction to group dynamics (1959) (48)
Shifting to an HRD Systems Approach. (1985) (38)
Human Resources Development in OD (1974) (34)
Adult Education: New Dimensions. (1975) (33)
Higher adult education in the United States;: The current picture, trends, and issues; (1969) (31)
Adults Are Not Grown-Up Children as Learners. (1983) (29)
The Manager as Educator. (1972) (23)
Everything You Wanted to Know from Malcolm Knowles (And Weren't Afraid to Ask). (1989) (23)
Motivation in Volunteerism: Synopsis of a Theory (1972) (17)
An Interview with Malcolm Knowles. (1980) (16)
professional organization as a learning community (1979) (16)
Gearing adult education for the seventies. (1970) (15)
A General Theory of the Doctorate in Education (1962) (14)
Philosophical Issues That Confront Adult Educators (1957) (10)
Sequential Research Needs in Evolving Disciplines of Social Practice (1973) (10)
Speaking from Experience: The Professional Organization as a Learning Community. (1979) (7)
Issues in Adult Learning Psychology. (1974) (6)
Separating the amateurs from the pros in training (1976) (6)
The Future Role of Libraries in Adult Education. (1976) (6)
New Roles for Teachers-Empowerers of Lifelong Learners (1984) (6)
Gearing Up for the Eighties. (1978) (6)
Toward a Model of Lifelong Education. (1972) (6)
adult education in the United States (1955) (5)
Malcolm Knowles Finds a Worm in His Apple; Apple's Answer: The Worm Is Turning; Byting Back: The Industry Responds. (1983) (4)
PERSONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE THROUGH GROUP METH ODS : THE LABORATORY APPROACH. By Edgar H. Schein and Warren G. Bennis. New York: John Wiley & Son, 1965. 376 pages. $8.25 (1967) (4)
an institutional approach to adult education in the community (1955) (3)
Response to Manz and Manz's article on self-directed learning (HRDQ 2:1): So how would it work? (1991) (3)
Non-Traditional Study: Issues and Resolutions. (1975) (3)
The External Degree (1974) (2)
The role of the college and the university in providing continuing education--from the viewpoint of the college administrator. (1966) (2)
Appendix A. Understanding the Adult Learner (2001) (2)
What Do We Know about the Field of Adult Education? (1964) (2)
Direction-Finding Processes in the AEA (1957) (2)
Mary Swope Dell and Ethel Griffith (1977) (1)
Learning after Retirement (1989) (1)
The Role of Adult Education in the Public Schools (1962) (1)
issues confronting AEA (1957) (1)
Diversity by Design@@@The External Degree (1974) (1)
Releasing the Energy of Others — Making Things Happen (1983) (1)
Review: Educating the Entire Person (1995) (0)
PERSPECTIVES ON THE GROUP PROC ESS: A FOUNDATION FOR COUNSEL- ING WITH GROUPS. By C. Grattan Kemp. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1964. xii plus 388 pp. $5.95 (1965) (0)
Professional Education for Adult Educators. (1971) (0)
How to development better leaders (1955) (0)
Professional Education for Leaders of Continuing Education (1965) (0)
Diversity by Design (1974) (0)
Book reviews (1974) (0)
How To Do Educational Work On Controversial Issues: A Group Consultation (1963) (0)
ADULT EDUCATION, N DM EW (1975) (0)
Review: Adult Education in Greece (1991) (0)
News From the Aea (1952) (0)
Education; *Adult Learning; Conference Proceedings; Distance Education; Doctoral Dissertations; *Educational Research; *Ethical Instruction; Ethics; *Graduate Study; Higher Education; Instructional Improvement; Labor Force Development; *Learning Theories; Student Publications; Student Research (1987) (0)
HOW TO HELP GROUPS DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES (1955) (0)
the U. S. scene (1956) (0)
THE ADULT AS A CONSUMER OF LEARNING (1976) (0)
Professional Literature (1954) (0)
The Process of Defining a Role in an Organization. (1973) (0)
NEW UNDERSTANDING OF LEADERSHIP. By Murray G. Ross and Charles E. Hendry. New York: Association Press, 1957. 158 pp. $3.50 (1958) (0)
Review: Self University (1989) (0)
STUDY OF DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION. By Charles D. Am moun. New York: United Nations, 1957. Distributed by Columbia Uni versity Press. 182 pp. $1.25 (1959) (0)

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