. . . . . "1997-11-27Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "Malcolm Shepherd Knowles"@en . "1913-08-24Z"^^ . . "1913Z"^^ . "Knowles, Malcolm S."@en . "1997Z"^^ . "Malcolm Shepherd Knowles (August 24, 1913 \u2013 November 27, 1997) was an American Adult Educator, famous for the adoption of the theory of andragogy\u2014initially a term coined by the German teacher Alexander Kapp. Knowles is credited with being a fundamental influence in the development of the Humanist Learning Theory and the use of learner constructed contracts or plans to guide learning experiences."@en . "Adult educator" .