ERIC Number: EJ903786
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Publication Date: 2010-Nov
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"There Is No End to Learning": Lifelong Education and the Joyful Learner
Roulston, Kathryn
International Journal of Music Education, v28 n4 p341-352 Nov 2010
Originally aimed at young learners, Robert Schumann's maxim that "There is no end to learning" also applies to increasing numbers of people beginning and continuing to learn music as adults. This article presents a discussion on how researchers in the field of adult education discuss the adult learner and learning. Topics include: (1) adults' motivations to participate in continuing education; (2) differences in child and adult learners; (3) the notion of "embodiment" in adult learning; and (4) the value of current findings on non-western approaches to adult learning for music educators. The article concludes with recommendations for how music teachers who work with adults might employ strategies learned from adult education to ensure joyful learning experiences for their adult students. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Music, Andragogy, Continuing Education, Lifelong Learning, Adult Education, Adult Students, Age Differences, Adult Learning, Music Teachers, Motivation, Quality of Life, Developmental Stages, Prior Learning, Non Western Civilization, Educational Practices
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Education Level: Adult Education
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