ABOUT US >>Who are we? >>What do we do? >>Our History >>Latest News >>Values & Constitution Values & Constitution Some basic principles of adult learning that resonate with theories of experiential learning and with STFE are: Prior learning is recognised and respected. - Learning is enhanced when there are 'critical similarities between specific learning and specific performance contexts'. - Differences in learning style are respected and allowed for. - Experiential learning can lead to a transformation of previously held values and beliefs (operational theology). (Drawn from Colin Hunter Supervised Theological Field Education: A Resource Manual for Supervision. Melbourne: Evangelical Theological Association, February 2004)