Training Needs of Instructors in Adult Basic Education Programs in British Columbia.

Autor/in	Davison, Catherine V.
Institution	British Columbia Univ., Vancouver. Dept. of Agricultural Economics.
Titel	Training Needs of Instructors in Adult Basic Education Programs in British Columbia.
Quelle	(1970), (89 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Basic Education; Adult Learning; Age Groups; Community Involvement; Educational Needs; Individual Characteristics; Job Satisfaction; Program Content; Research; Teacher Education; Teacher Qualifications; Teachers; Work Attitudes; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Adult training; Age grop; Altersgruppe; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Programmgestaltung; Forschung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrqualifikation; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Kanada
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to describe the qualifications of the 46 instructors in adult basic education in British Columbia, to assess their awareness of the adult basic education process, and to inventory their perceived need for training. Data were gathered on socio-economic characteristics of the instructors, job satisfaction, and the importance attached by instructors to certain aspects of the instructional task. The instructors were found to be largely former teachers and to consider this job as a part-time or stop-gap occupation. They are almost evenly distributed by sex, are in the middle age range, and not overly active in community affairs. Responses to an attitude scale suggest that many instructors transfer their previous notions and experience with teaching children and are not aware that adults differ from children in many ways. Although 38 felt they needed further training, only a few were prepared to spend more than a minimum amount of time participating in programs. A sequential series of one-day institutes could be planned with each devoted to a single content area. (The interview schedule and a bibliography are included.) (EB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC