Needs Assessment for Informing Extension Professional Development Trainings on Teaching Adult Learners

Autor/inn/en	Conner, Nathan W.; Dev, Dipti; Krause, Katherine
Titel	Needs Assessment for Informing Extension Professional Development Trainings on Teaching Adult Learners
Quelle	In: Journal of Extension, 56 (2018) 3, (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1077-5315
Schlagwörter	Needs Assessment; Extension Education; Extension Agents; Adult Learning; Faculty Development; Capacity Building; Andragogy; Teacher Surveys; Teacher Improvement; Nebraska + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bedarfsermittlung; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Andragogics; Andragogik
Abstract	As society becomes more information saturated, Extension must evaluate its educational programming and delivery methods used to facilitate adult learning. Extension professionals must have a comprehensive understanding of how adults learn. Accordingly, we conducted a needs assessment as a basis for providing professional development trainings focused on teaching adults. Our objective was to identify Extension professionals' professional development needs related to designing and facilitating programming based on andragogy. We developed a survey instrument that addressed andragogy-related topics and administered it to Extension professionals. The results indicated that professional development centered on andragogy was needed by and relevant to the study participants. We describe the study and resulting professional development training and provide associated recommendations that are applicable across Extension. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Extension Journal, Inc. e-mail: joe-ed@joe.org; Web site: http://www.joe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01