ADULT EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

RPSD455

Course Code: RPSD455
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Acquire the basic concepts of adult education and lifelong learning.
Understand the purpose and importance of adult education and lifelong learning.
Acquire the basic knowledge, principles and approaches of adult education and lifelong learning.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Learning Theories: Pedagogy
3^rd Week	Learning Theories: Androgogy
4^th Week	Adult Education Models
5^th Week	Adult Education Models
6^th Week	Contemprorary Aproaches in Adult Education
7^th Week	Adult Education Practices in Turkish Education System
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Boundaries in Adult Education and Solution Suggestions
10^th Week	Basic Concepts and Transformations in Lifelong Learning
11^th Week	Lifelong Learning Practices in Turkey
12^th Week	Lifelong Guidance
13^th Week	Lifelong Guidance
14^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Hoare, C. (Ed.). (2011). The Oxford handbook of reciprocal adult development and learning. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Kenner, C. & Weinerman, J. (2011). Adult learning theory: Applications to non-traditional college students. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 41(2), 87-96.
Merriam, S. B., & Grace, A. P. (Eds.). (2011). The Jossey-Bass reader on contemporary issues in adult education. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Wellner, A. S. (2011). Like riding a bike: On learning as an adult. New York, NY: Curious World Books.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10			X
K11
K12			X
K13	X
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10			X
K11
K12			X
K13	X
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10			X
K11
K12			X
K13	X
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10			X
K11
K12			X
K13	X
K14
K15
K16
K17
K18