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Engaging the Adult Learner: Creating Effective Library Instruction
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Gold, Helene E. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2005
Adult learners have unique developmental and social characteristics as compared to their traditional counterparts in higher education. Library instruction models used for traditional learners are not always effective when teaching adults. The author examines adult learner characteristics and adult learning theory and also uses personal…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Social Characteristics, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning