Toward an Invitational Andragogy: Articulating a Teaching Philosophy for the Andragogic Classroom

Autor/inn/en	Tipton, Whitney; Wideman, Stephanie
Titel	Toward an Invitational Andragogy: Articulating a Teaching Philosophy for the Andragogic Classroom
Quelle	In: Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 5 (2021), S.156-163 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tipton, Whitney) ORCID (Wideman, Stephanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2578-2568
Schlagwörter	Nontraditional Students; Andragogy; Adult Education; Teaching Methods; Student Motivation; Student Needs; Experience; Learning Readiness; Student Characteristics; Perspective Taking; Course Descriptions; Integrated Learning Systems; Language Usage; Educational Philosophy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Andragogics; Andragogik; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schulische Motivation; Erfahrung; Lernbereitschaft; Zukunftsperspektive; Kursstrukturplan; Sprachgebrauch; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie
Abstract	Students older than 25 years are a growing population on our campuses. However, separating these students and labeling them as "nontraditional" further isolates them from campuses that are already geared toward younger learners. This reflective essay explains the need for a philosophy of invitational andragogy--a classroom approach rooted in invitational rhetoric (S. Foss & Griffin, 1995) and Knowles's assumptions about older learners (1980, 1984). While inviting transformation is important in all classrooms, it is especially important for older learners who often feel separated from the campus at large. To explain how an invitational approach to the andragogic classroom can be achieved, we identify opportunities to apply the strategic prongs of invitational rhetoric: (a) offering perspectives and (b) creating external conditions that promote safety, value, and freedom. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Central States Communication Association. University of Montevallo, Department of Communication, 75 College Drive, Station 6625, Montevallo, AL 35115. e-mail: csca.ed@gmail.com; Web site: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01