Homework: Reflection- Theories Into Practice
For this homework, you will reflect on the present adult learning theories that you have studied in the course. You will use such reflections in order to develop your own theory and then speculate upon the future of adult education theories.
Write a 5 to 6 pages paper in which you:
o Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of three adult learning theories that you have studied throughout the course. Evaluate the soundness of each theory in the way it addresses its target learner audience, related teaching and learning environment, and the adult learning processes.
o Develop your own adult learning theory in which you:
o Indicate related theories to which you subscribe and thus have influenced your new theory. Justify your response.
o Describe the target learner audience, related teaching and learning environment, and the learning processes that your new theory seeks to address.
o Determine the primary manner in which your theory would serve a particular population.
o Analyze the existing void within adult learning theories that your new theory seeks to fill.
o Predict the future path of the field of adult education, and suggest whether or not existing learning theories-including yours-would address the challenges of serving a diverse adult learner population. Provide a rationale for your response.
o Recommend an approach to designing an inclusive theory for adult learning. Defend or challenge the following assertion: One inclusive theory would meet the needs of adult learners within McLuhan's global village. Justify your response.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.