Malcolm Knowles
Personal Vita
05/09/03
Compiled by Deborah Fiorini, Adult Education graduate student, Winter, 2003.
Name
Malcolm Shepherd Knowles.
(Malcolm Knowles; Malcolm S. Knowles; M. S. Knowles)
[source: Who's Who in America, Vol. 1, 1995, p. 2050]
Strategy Hints
Websites and books as listed in bibliography; Papers at Syracuse University, Arents Library.
[contact in library: Carolyn Davis, Arents Library]
Bio/historical Note
Born in Livingston, Montana, son of Albert Dixon and Marian (Straton) K. Married Hulda Elisabet Fortell on August 20, 1935. Children: Eric Stuart and Elisabeth Knowles Hartl. Died at the age of 84 at his home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Served on the faculty in Education at N. Carolina State University, and Boston University. Has authored and co-authored over 18 books and 230 articles. Recipient of the Delbert-Clerk Award, 1967. National Training Labs Institute for Applied Behavioral Science Fellow, 1969.
[source: Who's Who in America, Vol. 1, 1995, p. 2050]
Birth Date
April 24, 1913
Source of Birth Date:
[source: Who's Who in America, Vol. 1, 1995, p. 2050]
Death Date
November 27, 1997
Source of Death Date:
[University of GA website listed in bibliography]
Education
1934 - A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1949 - M.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1960 - Ph.D., University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
1975 - D.Sc. (hon.), Lowell Tech. Institute
1984 - D. Pedagogy (hon.), National College Education
1986 - D. Education (hon.), Regis College, Weston, Massachusetts
1986 - D. Administration (hon.), Northland Open University
1988 - D. Education (hon.), Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana
1991 - LHD, Empire State College
1992 - LHD (hon.), University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
[source: Who's Who in America, Vol. 1, 1995, p. 2050]
Work History
1935-1940 - Department Administrator, National Youth Administration of Massachusetts, Boston, MA
1940-1943 - Director of Adult Education, YMCA, Boston, MA
1943-1944 - Director, USO, Detroit, MI
1944-1946 - Lt., United States Navy
1946-1951 - Executive Secretary, YMCA, Chicago, IL
1951-1959 - Executive Director of Adult Education Association of the U. S. A., Chicago, IL
1959-1974 - Professor of Education, Boston University, Boston, MA
1974-1979 - Professor of Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
1979 - Retired professor emeritus, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
1991 - Adjunct Professor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK
[source: Who's Who in America, Vol. 1, 1995, p. 2050; International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame website listed in bibliography]
Associated Subjects
AEA of the USA
Adult Learning
Andragogy
History of Adult Education
Humanistic Psychology
Informal Education
Learning Contracts
Lifelong Learning
Self-directed Learning
[source: National Louis University website listed in bibliography and Roger Hiemstra Website; Roger Hiemstra]
Associated People
Houle, Cyril O.; mentor of Malcolm Knowles at the University of Chicago
Knowles, Hulda; spouse and co-author
Lindeman, Edward C.; Malcolm Knowles worked under the supervision of Lindeman
Savicevic, Dusan; visiting Ygoslavian Adult Educator who acquainted Malcolm Knowles with the term Andragogy
[source: Roger Hiemstra]
Associated Organizations
Adult Education Association of the U.S.A. [AEA-USA].
Data Education, Inc.
Democratic National Committee
Free University Network
Future Directions for a Learning Society
Girl Scouts of the USA
HEW
Leadership Resources, Inc.
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
National Council of Churches
NIMH
Overseas Education Fund
Project Association
UNESCO
Urban League
U.S. Catholic Conference
U.S. Departments Labor, Justice, Post Office
YMCA
[source: Various web sites]
Associated Events or Projects
And Now We Are People, Group W. Network, 1969
Host: TV Series The Dynamics of Leadership, NET, 1962.
Participated in conferences in N. America, Europe, S. America, Australia, Japan, S. Korea, Singapore and Bangkok
Participated in the formation and operation of the AEA of the USA
[source: Various web sites]
Associated Places
Boston, MA
Chicago, IL
Fayetteville, AR
Raliegh, NC
[source: Roger Hiemstra]
Publications
Knowles published over 230 articles and 18 books; which include the following:
Knowles, M. S. (1950). Informal adult education. New York: Association Press.
Knowles, M. S. (1975). Self-directed learning: A guide for learners and teachers. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall/Cambridge.
Knowles, M. S. (1977). The adult education movement in the United States (Revised Edition). Malabar, FL: Krieger.
Knowles, M. S. (1980). The modern practice of adult education: From. (Revised Edition). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall/Cambridge.
Knowles, M.S. (1986). Using learning contracts. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Knowles, M. S. (1989). The making of an adult educator: An autobigraphical journey. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Knowles, M. S. (1990). The adult learner: A neglected species (Revised Edition. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company.
Knowles, M. S., & Knowles, H. F. (1955). How to develop better leaders. New York: Association Press.
Knowles, M. S., & Knowles, H. F. (1959). Introduction to group dynamics.Chicago: Association Press. Revised edition 1972 published by New York: Cambridge Books.
Knowles, M. S., & Others. (1984). Andragogy in action: Applying modern principles of adult education. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
References to
Andrews, G. J. (1997). Remembering J. O .Grantham and Malcolm Knowles. University of Georgia web page. [On-line]. Available: http://www.gactr.uga.edu/gcq/gcqfall97/obits.html
Carlson, R. (1989). Malcolm Knowles: Apostle of andragogy. Chicago: National-Louis University, Department of Adult and Continuing Education web page. [On-line]. Available: http://nlu.nl.edu/ace/Resources/Knowles.html
Hiemstra, R. (2002). Malcolm Shepherd Knowles Papers 1930-1985. [On-line]. Available: /msk.html
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. (2002). Malcolm Knowles. Web page. [On-line]. Available: http://www.occe.ou.edu/halloffame/knowles.html
Smith, M. K. (2002). Malcolm Knowles, informal adult education, self-direction and anadragogy. The encyclopedia of informal education. [On-line]. http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-knowl.htm
Who's Who in America (49th Edition). (1995). Malcolm Shepherd Knowles. New York: Reed Reference Publishing Co., Vol. 1, A-K, p. 2050.
[sources: Various web sources; Roger Hiemstra]
[Postscript: Malcolm was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in 1996.]
Updated March 27, 2011
-- Cross-reference to Project Vitae in Adult Education
-- Cross-reference to Adult Education History Project--Knowles' Personal
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