International Dictionary of Adult and Continuing Education
1. The process of creating an understanding or perception of a situation, which often appears to be a direct participation in an event.
2. The accumulation of previous experiences, both conscious and unconscious, and stored in the mind. In this sense it is the individual biography, which Malcolm Knowles refers to as a rich resource for learning. This is only true if the previous experiences have not inhibited future learning potential.
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