Adult Learning
2.0 Introduction This chapter consists of two parts. The first section discusses some important aspects relating to adult learning, particularly non-formal learning. Among them are the definition, purpose, form and location, models of participation and adult learning theory. Talks on several aspects of adult learning in the first chapter aimed to get insights on learning in adults. The second part shows non-formal learning patterns based on findings from the study of earlier. 2.1 Adult Learning What is adult learning? As the discipline of adult learning has been developed (Thomas, 2001), especially in Western countries (Mohd Azhar et.al, 2004), there are various definitions of 16 adult learning that have been advanced by scholars in this field. According to Merriam and Brockett (1997), the first definition for adult learning proposed by Bryson in 1936. Bryson (in Merriam and Brockett, 1997) says study adults are all activities that have a purpose in the context of study carried out in ...