Creating Learning Environments Conducive to Change: The Role of FEAR/SAFETY in the Adult Learning Process.

Sappington, Thomas E.

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Creating Learning Environments Conducive to Change: The Role of FEAR/SAFETY in the Adult Learning Process.

Sappington, Thomas E.

Innovative Higher Education, v9 n1 p19-29 Fall-Win 1984

Adult educators must establish an emotionally safe learning environment for students to constructively address their fears and empower them to risk change. An atmosphere of mutual respect is the key to adult learning, and teachers can use a variety of attitudes and techniques to create an atmosphere of respect. (MSE)

Descriptors: Adult Learning, Anxiety, Educational Attitudes, Educational Environment, Fear, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Teacher Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Non-Classroom

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