PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT

1. PHILOSOPHY STATEMENT

A brief (1 - 2 page) statement of your educational philosophy in regard to adult education. You might want to consider the underlying purposes of adult education, the assumptions behind adult learning and/or the reasons why adults want to learn including adult development, and your role as a facilitator of adult learning. You will revise this statement and have both the original and revision available for review.

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2. REFLECTION JOURNAL ENTRIES

In order to further develop higher order thinking and written communications skills, you will reflect on various aspects of your learning during the semester. These reflections require that you think as deeply as you can about your own personal beliefs and feelings about what you are learning. Superficial reflections are not acceptable. As the semester progresses, you should try to become more reflective and strive to improve the quality of thought and writing.

Your reflections can be handwritten in a notebook (providing you have a legible handwriting) or typed or word-processed on separate sheets of paper that will eventually be bound together.

Topics for reflection include the following:

A. How I Learn (Due 2/24)

Describe how you learn best. How do you know this? Do you think other people learn like you do? Why or why not?

B. What I Know About Adults in Educational Settings (Due 3/24)

Have you seen "older students" in any of your undergraduate classes? Why do you think they were there? What was the interaction between them and the instructor, other students, you? What are your thoughts about adults in the classroom now?

C. Readings? (Due 2/24,3/24,/5/5)

You must discuss each chapter in the text. What did you learn from the readings? What do you think of them? Why do you think that? How can you use what you learn?

D. Classroom Activities (Due 2/24,3/24,5/5)

You should have some reflective thoughts about each class session you attend, especially about you can use what you learned. Some classes might produce few thoughts while others may be more fertile.

E. In This Course I Have Learned ... (Due 5/5)

What?

F.After This Course I Intend To ... (Due 5/5)

What?

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3. INTERVIEW RESULTS

Two interviews will be conducted (1) an adult learner and (2) adult learning facilitator. You will be given an outline of an interview form for both interviews. You should adjust the outline to your needs.

After you conduct the interviews, type the results in a question/answer format or a summary of the interview. Add a conclusion section containing your reaction to the interviewee's responses. This section is very important and should be related to what you are learning in class.

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4. GROUP PROJECT

You will be a member of a group working to determine the impact of Title Wave II on San Diego County Community Colleges. You will be visiting local community colleges and interviewing people like the head of admissions, counselors, and students. We will develop interview questions together.

Your report will be a summary of the interviews and "student stories" concerning the impact of Title Wave II on their college attendance plans. Your group will present your findings to the class on April 21.

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