Liberty University Qualities of Adult Learning Theories & Vital Concepts Discussion

Ava, you have really leaned into the reading, and I appreciate your illustration of important aspects of each aspect of adult learning that were part of our discussion this week. I am really intrigued by your assessment of an improved, better conceptualization of adult learning. Can you tell me more about these ideas you presented?

You stated “ It is no surprise that the main criticism of andragogy is that it misconstrues good learners’ traits to those of adult learners.” What good learner traits do you feel are inaccurate to adult learners from the theoretical perspective and what traits do you feel create a better representation, that is not currently evident in adult learning principles?

You also stated “As ironical as it sounds, attaining the perfect adult learning theory requires shedding off the notion that adults are ideal or perfect learners and more receptive to information.” Can you give me more insight to the meaning of this statement? What I hear you saying is that in order to truly understand adult learners, that we should not consider them ideal or perfect, nor receptive to information. Is there a theoretical perspective that you read about this week, that alludes to them being perfect learners? From your insight, what notion should we have about adult learners that currently is not represented well in adult learning theory?