Question

b) Of the two theorists, John Dewey and Carl Rogers, choose the one you believe best understood the adult learner. Summarize his theory in your own words as much as possible and explain why you favor his ideas.

Answer 1

Answer:

John Dewey

Explanation:

As the leading educational theorist, Dewey, who wrote My Pedagogic Creed (1897), The School and Society (1900), The Child and the Curriculum (1902), Democracy and Education (1916), and Experience and Education (1938), called education and learning as social and interactive processes. He put emphasis on education to produce various skills which adult learners help act prudently and forcefully in a great variety of occupations and situations. Dewey's educational theory in adult education via museum educational theory focuses on the social, personal, and physical interactions that combine to create meaningful learning experiences.