Europe in 1950’s and was then pioneered as a theory and model of adult learning from the 1970’s by Malcolm Knowles an American practitioner and theorist of adult education‚ who defined andragogy as "the art and science of helping adults learn" Knowles’ theory of andragogy is an attempt to develop a theory specifically for adult learning. Knowles emphasizes that adults are self-directed and expect to take responsibility for decisions. According to the theory adults learn better when 1. Adultslearn when
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: Critical response 1 In the ‘Great Human-Rights Reversal; The Democratic left has conceded human rights to the conservatives’ ‚ a Wall Street Journal of 10 May 2012‚ the author Daniel Henninger states that the human-rights agenda has downgraded since Barack Obama became president of the U.S. Henniger initiates that human-rights issues fade away from the political left into ‘its home’ on the right‚ to the neoconservatives and the evangelical Christian activists. According to the author‚ the administration
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same data illustrates that a student may be at risk of failing in an academic area‚ a team of educators should create a documented intervention plan that helps that student to be successessful and to prevent them from failing. This plan is known as Response to Intervention (RTI). Although this process was introduced in the 1070‚ s (Ortiz‚ 2006)‚ it has been reshaped and reintroduced as a best practice to meet the needs of students today. Many educators
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Listening and Response Kendra Farmer CCJ2358-12_Week4 February 8‚ 2013 Everest University Online Listening and Response The best thing for a person to do when confronted with such a statement is to defuse it. They must by all means avoid escalating the conflict through inflammatory statements of their own. What the person should do is to remove the focus from the personal issues at hand. Instead‚ they should do what negotiators are told to do. They should focus on the problem‚ not on the
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Response Paper H. J. McCloskey‚ a renowned philosopher in the mid 20th century‚ wrote a provocative article in 1968 titled‚ “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey argues for atheism as the preferred and better belief system based upon his refutation of the theistic arguments. He argues against the existence of God by attempting to refute the cosmological and teleological arguments; as well he endeavours to discredit a God based upon the presence of evil. In doing this‚ he extends the boundaries for
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Jails and Prison Responses Falecia Alexander University of Phoenix Jails and Prison Responses Write a 200- to 300-word response in which you describe the distinctions between jails and prisons. Address the following in your comparison: Identify the four types of prisons. Explain the concept of prison as a total institution. Explain why jails play an important role in the criminal justice system. After doing a bit of research myself and viewing different sources I have learned a few things about
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Herve M Tshimanga PHL 101 Jesse Patterson June 6‚ 2016 Reading Response – Buddhism The Buddha discussed the human problem and its solution together. The short statement that lays out these out “The Four Noble Truths” forms the main foundation of Buddhism that differentiates it from all other religions. And the eightfold path witch some of the point make since to me understand Buddhism’s goal of abandoning “earthly and carnal desire.” The eightfold path‚ although referred to as steps on a path‚
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READER’S RESPONSE Grammar Translation Method and Communicative Approach Method are compared in teaching English language. Which is better? Based on the research of Nitish Kamar Mordal‚ Communicative Approach Method (CA) is far more significant effective than Grammar Translation Method (GT) in teaching English language. After reading this research‚ the writer wants to give some comments and opinions. Firstly in introduction‚ although the researcher introduce the variable briefly‚ explain the
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Christopher Nowlin Professor James Ross Lone Star College System PHIL – 2306 29 August 2015 Meno Response Paper The Meno‚ although not for certain‚ is thought to be one of Plato’s earliest dialogues. The dialogue opens with Meno asking Socrates whether virtue can be imparted‚ or taught‚ with the two men dwelling on this question (alongside more central questions of what virtue is) for the entirety of the text. Within the text‚ Socrates tries to dichotomize an ethical term by inquisitively questioning
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Response Reading: An American Childhood My first reaction to An American childhood was a lot like my own memories when I was a child. I have vivid memories of throwing snowballs at cars driving by‚ playing football‚ and hanging with the boys. I related to Annie Dillard more than any author I have ever read. Dillard was not the average type of girl growing up and neither was I. I’m sure though that this relates to many children when growing up and not having a care in the world. She was much more
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