Eduard C. Lindeman

Lindeman, who was directly influenced by Dewey, is probably the most prominent proponent of progressive adult education. His book, "The Meaning of Adult Education," published in 1926, continues to be a standard resource for articulating the philosophy of contemporary adult education.

Lindeman believed that the aim of adult education was to improve the individual and society. Lindeman posited that Adult Education should engender individual self-improvement which parallels social changes and brings about changes within the social order.