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Historical Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education
Objectives:
Describe
these adult education initiatives:
- Junto
- Lyceum
- Mechanics Institutes
- Chautauqua
- Farmers Institutes
- GI Bill
- Adult Education Act
Introduction:
In this first lesson we will explore
the early
history or adult education in the United States.
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Start off by seeing how much you know about the historical foundations of adult education in agriculture and extension education with this pretest. The answers can be found in the Class 1 folder on Vista.. |
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Read
Chapter
1 "Historical Development" in Effective Adult Learning by
Birkenholz. This reading is available in the Class 1 folder on Vista. |
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Read
about
the Benchmarks
in Life Long Learning |
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Review
Adult
Education
for Social Change |
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Most
folks
identify the Junto
as the first formal attempt at adult education in America |
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The
Lyceum
in Salem,
Massachusetts
has experienced some renowned lecturers. |
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One
of
the earlier forms of adult education was the Traveling,
Circuit
or Tent Chautauqua. |
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Learn about the current day Chautauqua Institution . |
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The
GI
Bill of Rights opened the adult education doors for many veterans. |
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View
the
PowerPoint Presentation on Historical
Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education. |
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Learn more about Farmers Institutes in this articles by Moss and Lass. |
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Assignments:
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Discussion:
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| For this first week be sure to read the lesson items, make your introduction posting on the discussion board, and Chapter 1 in the Knowles text. | This week let's introduce ourselves
and get to know each other. Be sure to read any specific instructions on the Vista site. |
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Summary:
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Additional Resources:
Items
in this section are
supplemental; you will
not be tested on them.
Included are points of interests, different approaches, or a deeper
exploration of a class topic.| --To
see how popular the chautauqua was go to the E-Bay
on-line auction site and enter
chautauqua
in the search box. Peruse the different items for sale and their
vintage. --The Federal government has passed much legislation related to adult basic education. The National Adult Education Professional Development Consortium, Inc. has summarized the history of the adult education act . |
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