The "Double-Edged Sword" of the Adult Learning Environment

Autor/inn/en	Murray, Sara; Mitchell, Jane
Titel	The "Double-Edged Sword" of the Adult Learning Environment
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 53 (2013) 1, S.111-128 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Learner Engagement; Educational Environment; Educational Opportunities; Adult Learning; Vocational Education; Young Adults; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Adult Education; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Australien
Abstract	The vocational education and training sector plays a critical role in the provision of educational opportunities for young adults who have left school prior to completing a qualification. Some research has found that a major factor that supports student re-engagement in formal education is the "adult learning environment" that characterises institutions such as TAFE. Other studies have questioned the suitability of the adult learning environment for some students. This study explores how students and teachers in five foundation TAFE courses view the adult learning environment, and how they respond to this environment. The paper argues that the adult learning environment can in some instances be a "double-edged sword", in that it can both enhance and limit student engagement. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10