Reference Book:The Adult Learner (Knowles, Holton, and Swanson) Select (1) theory of adult education and research the theorist(s) who formulated the theory , his/her life and background, scholarly writings, and major contributions to the field of adult education. Furthermore, include a personalized application of the selected theory to your own current or future desired professional application, a rationale for your selection of the theory, an explanation of how you plan to use the theory in your professional practice as an adult educator, organizational and/or personal challenges you anticipate in applying the theory to your professional practice and your plan for addressing those challenges. Theories: p.55 1. The Goal-Oriented Learners use education for accomplishing fairly clear cut objectives 2. The Activity-Oriented Learners take part because they find in the circumstances of the learning a meaning that has no necessary connection-and often no connection at all-with the content or the announced purpose of the activity. 3. The Learning-Oriented Learners seek knowledge for its own sake.(they have been engrosed in learning as long as they can remember)