The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education Assignment/Coursework Submission Cover Sheet Programme Name: Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training Module Name: Foundation of Adult Education Coursework Title: Individual essay on adult education theory and learning Adult Learning Theory – Andragogy Lecturer Name: Dr. B.K. Choy (Attention to Miss Charmaine Sung) Student Name and ID: 10339688 Ng Hoi Hung Date Submitted: 01 Mar 2014
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Disorder: ADHD in Adults (www.WebMD.com) ADHD is not an adult-onset disorder‚ Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most well-recognized childhood developmental problems. This condition is characterized by inattention‚ hyperactivity and impulsiveness. It is now known about 60% of children with ADHD continue to have it as adults. That translates into 4% of the US adult population‚ or 8 million adults. However‚ few adults are identified or treated for adult ADHD. Adults with ADHD
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ADULT ADHD- FACTS AND MYTHS Although there is a tendency to generalize ADHD as a childhood disorder‚ most studies indicate the disorder itself or its symptoms do persist into adulthood. According to the National Comorbidity Survey Replication for ADHD‚ in the United States alone 4.4 percent of adults between the age of 18-44 were affected by ADHD (Kessler et al.‚ 2006). Hyperactivity might diminish in adults; however‚ inattention‚ impulsivity‚ and restless behavior may continue to be problematic
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socio-economic status as well as catalyze the development of the country as a whole. iv.Governments and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in assessing the skills of their adult populations in order to monitor how well prepared they are for the challenges of the modern knowledge-based society. Adults are expected to use information in complex ways and to maintain and enhance their literacy skills to adopt to ever changing technologies. Literacy is important not only for personal development
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I am an Adulty Adult Austrian psychologist Erick Erickson states “to become an adult one must achieve a separate identity" He defines identity as "a sense of self apart from one’s family" In his proposed psychoanalytic theory of psychosocial development he explains that by failing to achieve this‚ we become stagnant and unproductive. How do we achieve a separate identity‚ what is it that makes an adult; is it our decisions‚ our circumstances‚ or our age? I believe it is a culmination of all three
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self-esteem” (Warner 11). These twenty-something individuals have a very laid back attitude towards work and responsibility; in many ways‚ they expect things just to be handed to them. Many members of Generation Y are lazy‚ self-indulgent young adults who refuse to grow up; they primarily want to postpone‚ for as long as they can‚ the responsibilities and difficult choices of true adulthood‚ and they use today’s poor economy as their excuse to delay growing up. Generation Y is emerging into today’s
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Effective communication or positive communication‚ is ensuring a person/people feel comfortable in your presence/enviroment‚ it is a good beginning in forming any type of relationship‚ whether it be with children/young people/adults. The way we conduct ourselves can be by ensuring we act as a role model and our own communication uses good inter-personal skills. Communicating should be in a manner that is clear‚ concise and appropriate to the age group‚ need and/or ability of the person/s. This will
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Adult education is the process whereby adults engage in systematic and sustained learning activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge‚ skills‚ attitudes‚ or values. Adult education can take place in the workplace‚ through "extension" school (e.g.‚ Harvard Extension) or "school of continuing education" (e.g.‚ Columbia School of Continuing Education). Other learning places include community colleges‚ folk high schools‚ colleges and universities‚ libraries‚ and lifelong learning centers. The
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the England. The aim of this essay is to identify the law that is related to vulnerable adults is the lack of resources. Literature review In definition‚ a vulnerable adult is a person aged over the sixteen and not able to protect or take care of himself. There are number of reasons behind it; they are illness‚ physical disability‚ mental illness‚ drug or alcohol dependency and old age. The children act 1989 offer social workers and local authorities a clear legal framework to go along with
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Running head: Case Study – Elderly Adults Case Study – Elderly Adults Kaplan University Professor Diane Berry May 19‚ 2014 1 Case Study – Elderly Adults 2 Case Study – Elderly Adults Catherine Lopez is a 75-year-old Hispanic women who has been living independently on her own since the untimely death of her spouse whom she was married to for over 50 years. After Joseph passed away from having a sudden heart attack‚ their four children‚ Joseph Jr.‚ Michael‚ Jennifer‚ and
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