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Reformulations of "Borrowed" Theories

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Reformulations of "Borrowed" Theories

As in all fields, adult education has investigated theories that first were formulated from other fields. Here are just a few of those theories.

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Foundational Theories of Adult Learning

Self-Directed Learning

Transformational Learning

Reformulations of "Borrowed" Theories

Feminist Theory - Feminist Pedagogy

Situated Cognition

Critical Theory - Postmodernism

Social Relationships

Attachment Theory

The Convoy Model

Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

Evolutionary Psychology Theory

Oxidative Damage

Caloric Restriction

Work and Retirement

Super's Theory of Career Development

Holland's Theory of Career Selection

Psychosocial Development

Ego Development

Mature Adaptation

Note: The categorization scheme for the first three categories were taken from Merriam, 2001. The remaining categorizations were taken from Bjorklund and Bee, 2008.

Citations

Merriam, S. B. (2001). Something old, something new: Adult learning theory for the twenty-first century. New Directions For Adult and Continuing Education, 89. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Bjorklund, B. R. & Bee, H. L. (2008). The Journey of Adulthood (6th Ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

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