Awakening the Will: Principles and Processes in Adult LearningHow do adults learn? What is the task of the educator in adult education? What can adults do to take charge of their learning process? Learning means change and transformation. Coenraad van Houten tells us that, in order to learn, we must first awaken the will. True adult education, he says, enables our spiritual I to accomplish this. He describes the forms in which learning can be meaningfully structured and offers advice and ideas to help overcome specific learning blocks. This book regards the business of adult education as a full profession, and it provides a theoretical and practical basis for its real goal - awakening the will. |
Contents
Adult Learning as an Awakening of the Will | 13 |
The Three Paths of Learning | 26 |
The Image of the Human Being has to Permeate | 36 |
The Adult Learning Process | 43 |
The Rebirth of the Seven Liberal Arts | 69 |
The Relationship between Adult Educator | 77 |
Learning Activities | 94 |
How to Design and Use Exercises | 101 |
The Marriage of Art and Science in Adult | 107 |
Our Biography as Destiny Learning in Adult | 113 |
Forming Judgements | 152 |
The Hygienic Element in Adult Learning | 161 |
Concluding Remarks | 169 |
Common terms and phrases
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