Adult Learning Linking Theory And Practice: Article Analysis

Robert Harris once stated, “My father left school at 14, my mother at 13. My father was clever and well-read. He took a newspaper, always watched the news, discussed it all the time.” (n.d.). When reading this quote, an instantaneous thought erupted into three different directions in comparison to “Adult Learning Linking Theory and Practice”, into the following: (1). A contradiction to the about the author’s conception about adult learning, (2). It poses the exact position of the author’s view on illiterate women, and finally (3). The agreement of the knowledge society. The authors’ specified an excessive amount of knowledge that resonates with some scholars and how they should view adult learning and adult education. What the authors’ failed to do is to remain unbiased and gather additional information to substantiate their claim. …show more content…
Ordinarily, the reader sometimes would ingest chapter one as such; consequently, it had to be read twice. Robert mentioned within the quote above the ages of his parents; those same ages would be considered as children today. The authors’ stated, “adult learning, how their life situation differs from that of children...”, (Merriam & Bierema, 2014.). After all, wouldn’t this statement be disrespectful to refer to our ancestors’ as children? Perhaps an improved definition of adult learning could have been presented in an unbiased manner by not segregating life experiences with