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Knowles (/ n oʊ l z / [1]) is an English surname of Old English origin.This is a locality name meaning 'at the knoll,' a hill or summit, derived from Old English word cnolle or Middle English knol, [2] meaning hilltop and thus describes a person who lived at such a place.
Knowles asserted that andragogy (Greek: "man-leading") should be distinguished from the more commonly used term pedagogy (Greek: "child-leading"). Knowles collected ideas about a theory of adult education from the end of World War II until he was introduced to the term "androgogy". In 1966, Knowles met Dušan Savićević in Boston.
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Malcolm Shepherd Knowles (August 24, 1913 – November 27, 1997) was an American adult educator, famous for the adoption of the theory of andragogy—initially a term coined by the German teacher Alexander Kapp.
Knowles Baronets, two Baronetcies created in the Baronetage of Great Britain and the United Kingdom Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Knowles .
Onomastics (or onomatology in older texts) is the study of proper names, including their etymology, history, and use. An alethonym ('true name') or an orthonym ('real name') is the proper name of the object in question, the object of onomastic study. Scholars studying onomastics are called onomasticians.
Hugh S. Knowles (September 23, 1904 – April 22, 1988) was an American acoustical engineer, inventor, and manufacturer in the hearing aids fieldwho was born in Hynes, Iowa. He was the holder of more than 50 patents in acoustics and related fields.
Knowle, Bristol, a district and council ward of Bristol; Knowle West, a neighbourhood in the south of Bristol, adjacent to Knowle; Knowle, Devon, a village in Braunton parish