Adult Problem Solving and Learning.

Autor/inn/en	Peters, John M.; und weitere
Titel	Adult Problem Solving and Learning.
Quelle	(1981), (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Adjustment (to Environment); Adult Education; Adult Learning; Adult Literacy; Coping; Educational Research; Environmental Influences; Interviews; Learning Motivation; Lifelong Learning; Nonformal Education; Problem Solving + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Bewältigung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Problemlösen
Abstract	A study investigated the relationship of learning to problems that occur in the lives of adults. Of special interest were the dynamics of learning in natural/nonformal settings and the role of literacy in learning. Examination of research in reasoning and problem solving revealed two trends: increasing realization that much of what people do is determined by peculiarities and particularities of situations or context in which they find themselves, and what is important in understanding how people think and learn is not the process but the content or knowledge. Three problems were identified to aid in finding out how problem-solving and learning contribute to an adult's ability to cope with his environment. They were identification of some adults, selection of situations representative of these adults' normal task domains, and analysis and representation of adults' interaction with these situations. An interpretive framework for the research was indicated which involved interviews semi-structured, open-ended, and probing in nature. A second year of the project has been planned to involve data analysis, development of simulated problem solving scenarios, interviews with a new sample, and follow-up. Data analysis would be based on a "reduction"--a type of textual analysis accomplished in four stages: atomizing, categorizing, thematizing, and schematizing. (YLB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01