Approaches to Training Teachers of Adults in the UK

Autor/in	Chychuk, Vadym
Titel	Approaches to Training Teachers of Adults in the UK
Quelle	In: Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 5 (2015) 1, S.74-79 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2353-9518
DOI	10.1515/rpp-2015-0024
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Learning Motivation; Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Instructional Effectiveness; Educational Practices; Andragogy; Adult Students; Teacher Education; Adult Educators; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Motivation for studies; Lernmotivation; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Bildungspraxis; Andragogics; Andragogik; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Großbritannien
Abstract	The article deals with the theoretical foundations of teacher training for adult students in the UK. It has been found out that the system of adult education is based on the andragogical approach that reveals patterns, psychological and pedagogical factors of effective learning. In applying the andragogical approach to adult education the following factors contribute to the learning process improvement: considering the motivation of adult learning, defining educational interests and needs of each adult student, the choice made by andragogue of the learning strategies and techniques designed to increase the professional level of adult education, practical implementation of knowledge and experience acquired by adult students in training process, taking into account the individual characteristics of each participant in the learning process, the desire to cooperate with the teacher-andragogue. The theoretical basis of this process is the science of andragogics. It has been revealed that when working with an adult student, the following approaches are used: traditional didactic, problem-search, facilitating that are focused on the content and the learning process. Author determined specific approaches used in the UK for teaching adults, namely active, institutional, competence, synergy and others. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01