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Learning against the Clock: Examining Learning and Development Concepts in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
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Koenig, Allison L.; Smith, Amber R. – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2013
Media and popular culture reach broad audiences and have the potential to be an invaluable teaching resource in terms of promoting adult education and learning. Human resource development instructors can use media artifacts (e.g., films, television, novels, and cartoons) as useful methods to demonstrate learning theory and adult development…
Descriptors: Films, Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Aging (Individuals)