SCHOOL OF NURSING SCIENCE AND RESEARCH

SHARDA UNIVERSITY

TOPIC

CONCEPTS- DEFINITION, IMPORTANCE, NEED, SCOPE, PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING

PREPAIRED BY=
BHAWNA JOSHI
MSC NURSING 1ST YEAR
SNSR
 Introduction:-

• The field of adult learning was introduce by Malcom

Knowles
• It a new area of study which involve understanding how adult
learns best compared to children & Teens team.
 Definition of adult learning:-

• "It is the education of grown up men and women who are more
than 18yrs old. Education for adults mainly those who could not
get any formal education in the early days of their lives".
 Importance Of Adult Learning
 A new hope for the illiterate
 To wider intellectual horizon of partially illiterate adults.
 To broaden the political horizon of the adults ie. value of vote.
 To complete India’s political awakening.
 To set the cultural tone of the community.
 To make adult life a happy and joyous living.
 To satisfy the recreational needs of rural adults.
 To train the adult in co-operative living.
 To compulsory primary education.
 Continuing education - Education does not end with schooling. It is a
life long process.
Needs of adult learning:-

• Changing social trends.

• Population mobility
• Changing roles of hospital
• Health status
• Employment & empowerment of women
 Scope of adult learning:-

• The scope is in nursing practices very significant & nurses are

committed for life long learning to themselves & it need to be
continued throughout the professional life.
• If the nurse lack motivation in learning new concept , she will
continue practicing the old trends in nursing practice which are
suppose to change with time & social trends.
• Continuing education among nurses is essential for quality
performance which requires knowledge in border aspect of various
field apart from nursing subject eg. Psychology, Sociology,
Biochemistry, Biophysics, Microbiology Pathology, Current affairs.
Characteristic of adult learning:-

• Adult are autonomous & self-directed.

• Adult have accumulated a foundation of life
experience & knowledge
• Adult are goal oriented
• Adult are practical
• Adult need to be shown respect
 Principles of adult learning:-
1. They learn effectively only when they have a
strong inner motivation to develop a new skill or
acquire a particular type of knowledge.

2. Adults will learn they want to know, “How is this

going to help me right now?” Be practical, be direct.

3. Adults learn by doing and active participation is

more important among adults.
4. Adult learning focuses on problems and the problems
must be realistic and Adults start with a problem and
then work to find a solution.
5. Adults have more experience than children. This can
be an asset and a liability.
6 Adults learn best in an informal situation and adults
learn only what they feel they need to know
7. Adults want information that will help them
improve their situation. They want to choose options
based on their individual needs.
Conclusion
• Adult learners are very unique.
• Life experiences make it helpful to others to
learn about the topic.
• The world can learn a lot from adult learners.
 Summary
• Introduction
• Definition of adult learning
• Needs of adult learning
• Scope of adult learning
• Characteristic of adult learning
• Principles of adult learning
• Conclusion