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The traditional, mutually exclusive paradigms of adult learning (pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy) have reached an impasse and should be replaced by a hybridized and harmonized andragogical model built on their convergences. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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Resolve theoretical divisions between competing adult learning models and formulate an integrated framework responsive to demographic ageing and digital transition.

September 3, 2026Education SciencesOpen Access

Beyond the Rival Paradigms Narrative in Adult Learning: A Hybridised and Harmonised Andragogical Model for the Twenty-First Century

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FMFrancesco MarcalettiUniversidad de Zaragoza TÍTatiana Íñiguez‐BerrozpeUniversidad de Zaragoza MLManuela Samek Lodovici

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Conceptual review uncovers an integrated framework bridging andragogy and heutagogy in adult education, suggesting improved training designs for evolving technological workplaces.

Key Points

Resolve theoretical divisions between competing adult learning models and formulate an integrated framework responsive to demographic ageing and digital transition.
Conducted a critical literature review on andragogical and heutagogical learning paradigms.
Carried out a cross-case analysis of 16 adult training practices across partner countries participating in the Erasmus+ 'To Switch' strategic partnership.
Identified conceptual stagnation and an overproliferation of derivative labels caused by rigid, mutually exclusive distinctions among pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy.
Developed a hybridized, harmonized andragogical model driven by double-loop learning, learning contracts, and modular problem-solving sequences in technology-rich environments.

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Marcaletti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935b1636c6408cfa7e1d2 https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16091406

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September 3, 2026Education SciencesOpen Access

Beyond the Rival Paradigms Narrative in Adult Learning: A Hybridised and Harmonised Andragogical Model for the Twenty-First Century

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Authors

FMFrancesco MarcalettiUniversidad de Zaragoza TÍTatiana Íñiguez‐BerrozpeUniversidad de Zaragoza MLManuela Samek Lodovici

Discussion

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Implication

Conceptual review uncovers an integrated framework bridging andragogy and heutagogy in adult education, suggesting improved training designs for evolving technological workplaces.

Key Points

Resolve theoretical divisions between competing adult learning models and formulate an integrated framework responsive to demographic ageing and digital transition.
Conducted a critical literature review on andragogical and heutagogical learning paradigms.
Carried out a cross-case analysis of 16 adult training practices across partner countries participating in the Erasmus+ 'To Switch' strategic partnership.
Identified conceptual stagnation and an overproliferation of derivative labels caused by rigid, mutually exclusive distinctions among pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy.
Developed a hybridized, harmonized andragogical model driven by double-loop learning, learning contracts, and modular problem-solving sequences in technology-rich environments.

Cite This Study

Marcaletti et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9935b1636c6408cfa7e1d2 https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16091406

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