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The Adult Education Movement in the United Statesreviewed by Edward Joseph Shoben, Jr. — 1963 Title: The Adult Education Movement in the United States Author(s): M. S. Knowles Publisher: John Wiley, New York ISBN: , Pages: , Year: Search for book at Amazon.com Ours is a strange day. Men orbit their own earth like human moons, sailing the oceans of outer space that were only wildly dreamed of when that other miracle was performed, less than 20 years ago, of unlocking the atom. Parents who first heard a radio when they were adults raise children to whom television is a commonplace. From Pericles to the end of Victoria's reign, it was reasonable to assume that one generation would live in a world essentially similar to the world of its fathers. Now the time-span for revolutionary social change is compressed into less than a third of a lifetime. Instead of the traditional pattern of adapting themselves to relatively fixed conditions, modern men must prepare for an increasing flood of novelty and change.
It is this inarguable theme that animates Malcolm S. Knowles's The Adult Education Movement in the United States (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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