Nature of Adult Learners

In this learning log entry, I would like you to reflect further on the nature of the adult as a learner, as discussed in the readings and informed by your own experiences as an adult learner and one who works with adult learners in an educational context:

1. What is learning in adulthood different from learning during childhood?
2. Are adult learners fundamentally self-directed or is this self-directedness acquired from one’s socio-cultural context?
3. Is change in adulthood developmental, as discussed in the readings, or is the learner mostly shaped by its socio-cultural context?
4. What is the role of experience in shaping one’s self-identity?