Making a Connection

Autor/in	Leyland, Peter
Titel	Making a Connection
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 21 (2010) 8, S.30-31 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Instructional Innovation; Accreditation (Institutions); Student Motivation; Student Interests; Foreign Countries; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Program Effectiveness; Teaching Methods; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Schulische Motivation; Studieninteresse; Ausland; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Großbritannien
Abstract	In the fourth series of Baltimore-set drama series "The Wire," a former policeman turned teacher realises that he can only promote the learning of disaffected kids by engaging them, using their own experience as a trigger. The power of this idea made the author realised that as an adult tutor, the closer one gets to what interests the learners the more learning takes place. It's just the same with children. In this article, the author shares that whether one is teaching adults or children, the best way of engaging learners is to respond to their interests and experiences. He stresses that greater emphasis on accreditation shouldn't be allowed to get in the way. The danger of a sophisticated accreditation system is that the weaker, the not-so-committed, and the bright but inarticulate learners can become disaffected because the course they are engaged upon has lost contact with their lives. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10