Adult Learners: Considerations for Education and Training

Adult Learners: Considerations for Education and Training

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (October 2010), the largest percentage of the total unemployed (58.7 percent) were persons 25 to 54 years of age with an additional 13.7 percent in the 55 years of age and older category. Since a lot of the unemployed will be looking at education and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Techniques 2011-02, Vol.86 (2), p.29
1. Verfasser: Kistler, Mark J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult Basic Education
Adult Learning
Adult Students
Andragogy
Career Counseling
Cognitive Style
Education
Educational Environment
Job satisfaction
Learning Processes
Performance appraisal
Philosophy
Quality of life
Teaching Methods
Technical Education
Training
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Zusammenfassung:According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (October 2010), the largest percentage of the total unemployed (58.7 percent) were persons 25 to 54 years of age with an additional 13.7 percent in the 55 years of age and older category. Since a lot of the unemployed will be looking at education and training programs to help them to be more marketable and competitive in the current job market, it is important for us to look at the principles or characteristics of adult learners and how we can incorporate these into our education and training programs.
ISSN:1527-1803