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Perceptions of Agricultural Extension Practitioners after Undergoing Andragogical Training in Malawi
Lisa Kaslon; Nathan W. Conner; Catherine Mthinda; Limson Kaluzi; Austen Moore – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2025
The effectiveness of Extension work is highly dependent on the preparedness and professional competencies of Extension practitioners. One area of training that is of importance to Extension practitioners is adult learning. According to Malcolm Knowles, andragogy is the art and science of adult learning. This study looked at the principles of adult…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Extension Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy
Justin A. Crossfox – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
A mid-career transition from public children's librarian to academic librarian revealed new pedagogical challenges that emerged when engaging adult learners. Initially feeling unprepared to teach credit-bearing courses, the author enrolled in a graduate program in Adult Education to gain the theoretical and practical tools needed for effective…
Descriptors: Librarians, Career Change, Adult Education, Adult Educators
Susan Isenberg; Somanita Kheang – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to analyze 32 dissertations that used the Modified Instructional Perspective Inventory (MIPI) by John Henschke (1989) for tendencies and new meanings. Three tendencies resulted: (a) the MIPI tends to improve any learning environment, (b) the MIPI tends to be an accelerant for change toward improving any learning…
Descriptors: Research Design, Doctoral Dissertations, Doctoral Students, Instructional Design
Andrew E. Parzyck – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
This study explores how first-year seminar (FYS) instructors at four-year institutions in New England create meaningful adult learning environments for traditional-aged college students and apply adult learning principles. The research examines classroom practices and teaching philosophies using qualitative methods grounded in andragogy and…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Adult Learning, Educational Principles, Classroom Techniques
Skiba, Richard – International Education Studies, 2020
This paper, primarily based on a literature review, considers the utilization of adult learning principles in training learners to operate high risk equipment. Vocational Education and Training sectors throughout the world are traditionally responsible for training delivery in these areas where generally andragogical principles as defined by…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Educational Principles, Vocational Education, Andragogy
April Dawn Sanders – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Educators are often looking for ways to increase engagement and academic achievement in their classrooms; therefore, the problem addressed in this study is the decrease in academic achievement caused by a low level of classroom engagement amongst high school seniors. The purpose of this qualitative action research study is to increase academic…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Educational Principles, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement
Watts, Kathy A. – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2018
The library literature evaluating the efficacy of online tutorial methods and delivery tools is a valuable resource for librarians looking for information to inform their choices for developing asynchronous online instruction. This literature, however, examines a wide variety of delivery tools, methods, and student populations. As a result, it is…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication
Leigh, Katherine; Whitted, Kelli; Hamilton, Bernita – Journal of Adult Education, 2015
Return of registered nurses to school dictates that mobility programs integrate principles and design elements of adult learning theory. The Decisional Matrix for Preceptorship Experiences (DMPE) was designed to support mutual needs assessment and identification of individualized clinical learning activities. Using the Andragogy in Practice…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Integrated Activities, Adult Learning, Learning Theories
Gravani, Maria N.; Karagiorgi, Yiasemina – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
The study presented in this article explores the application of the principles of adult learning in the face to face (f2f) meetings organised within the context of blended learning courses. The study adopts a case study approach, employing qualitative data collection through semi-structured interviews with participants in four thematic units in…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Learning Theories, Adult Learning, Interpersonal Communication
Bear, Anne A. Ghost – Journal of Adult Education, 2012
The learning needs for adults that result from the constant increase in technology are rooted in the adult learning concepts of (a) andragogy, (b) self-directed learning, (c) learning-how-to-learn, (d) real-life learning, and (e) learning strategies. This study described the learning strategies that adults use in learning to engage in an online…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Literacy
Taylor, Bryan; Kroth, Michael – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2009
This article creates the Teaching Methodology Instrument (TMI) to help determine the level of adult learning principles being used by a particular teaching methodology in a classroom. The instrument incorporates the principles and assumptions set forth by Malcolm Knowles of what makes a good adult learning environment. The Socratic method as used…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Measures (Individuals), Andragogy, Adult Learning
Korr, Jeremy; Derwin, Ellen Baker; Greene, Kimberly; Sokoloff, William – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2012
While many institutions deliver some classes in blended format, Brandman University transitioned all of its face-to-face classes to blended delivery, using a model tailored to the needs of adult learners. This article provides research supporting the ways that blended learning principles align with key principles of andragogy. The article provides…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Andragogy, Adult Learning, Delivery Systems
Werth, Eric P.; Werth, Loredana – Adult Learning, 2011
A generational shift is occurring in training environments worldwide, a shift that promises to bring with it a dramatic and long-lasting impact. Just as years ago, those of the Baby Boomer generation passed the torch to Generation X, today the process is starting anew with Generation X and those who have come to be known as the Millennials.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Training Methods, Generational Differences, Training
Padua, Jennifer F. M. – Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL), 2011
The Effective Instructional Strategies Series is a collection of six booklets based on the components used in Pacific Communities with High-performance In Literacy Development (Pacific CHILD), a principles-based professional development program consisting of research-based teaching and learning strategies proven to help improve students' reading…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Faculty Development
Lee, Chris – Training, 1998
Reviews the work of the late Malcolm Knowles, his theory and principles of andragogy, and the legacy of his classic writings. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Educational Principles