The New Adult Education: Bringing Peer Educators Up to Speed.
Overview & Synopsis
To improve the teaching skills of peer educators in Iowa Extension, workshops exposed them to constructivist and transformative approaches to adult education. Attendees identified two challenges as impediments to adopting or adapting the contemporary model for adult education: low confidence in facilitating discussions and concerns about subject-matter mastery. (Contains 20 references.) (SK)
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Document Information
| Document Title | The New Adult Education: Bringing Peer Educators Up to Speed. |
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| Author / Organization | Grudens-Schuck, Nancy, Cramer, Julianne, Exner, Derrick, Shour, Mark |
| Subject & Discipline | Adult Education, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Principles |
| Categories | Education & Pedagogy |
| Publication Year | 2003 |
| License / Rights | Public Domain / Open Access Educational Resource |
| Resource Verification | Listed PDF (Verification Pending) |
| Original Host Website |
ERIC (Education Resources)
(eric.ed.gov)
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| File Format | application/pdf (Portable Document Format) |
| Language | EN |
| Catalog ID | DOC-211642 |
| Original Source Link | Visit Source Page on eric.ed.gov » |