Andragogy in Color.

Autor/in	Roberson, Donald N., Jr.
Titel	Andragogy in Color.
Quelle	(2002), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Educators; Adult Learning; Andragogy; Cultural Context; Cultural Differences; Cultural Pluralism; Culturally Relevant Education; Definitions; Educational Theories; Ethnic Groups; Indigenous Populations; Learning Theories; Minority Groups; Models; Postsecondary Education; Racial Differences; Social Environment; Teacher Student Relationship; Transformative Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Adulte education; Andragogics; Andragogik; Kultureller Unterschied; Kulturpluralismus; Begriffsbestimmung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Ethnie; Sinti und Roma; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Ethnische Minderheit; Analogiemodell; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Rassenunterschied; Soziales Umfeld; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Pädagogische Transformation
Abstract	Malcolm Knowles' theory of andragogy asserts that adult learners learn differently from younger learners and hence require a different kind of education. According to Knowles, andragogy is characterized by the following hallmarks: adult learners are self-directed, have accumulated vast experiences that add to their knowledge, are at a stage in life where they are ready to learn, engage in problem-centered learning, and are internally motivated. Andragogy not only captures the beginning of the adult education movement but also provides a perspective that is timeless and applies to adult education in a multicultural world. Several aspects of andragogy have nevertheless been contested. Some have suggested that Knowles' concept of andragogy reflects a white, male, Western orientation on life and learning rather than the individual webs of cultural significance and have challenged adult educators to move beyond the separatist ideas of andragogy and incorporate culturally responsive teaching in a culturally plural world. The following are among the actions that critics of Knowles' theory of andragogy have advised adult educators to take: (1) incorporate issues of diversity and culture into ways of knowing; (2) move beyond the family and focus on the social, economic, and political system of the learner's world; and (3) emphasize indigenous education. (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC