Exploring Teaching Approaches Responsive to Adult Learning Styles in Community College Classrooms in Limpopo, South Africa

Autor/in	Quan-Baffour, Kofi Poku
Titel	Exploring Teaching Approaches Responsive to Adult Learning Styles in Community College Classrooms in Limpopo, South Africa
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 47 (2023) 3, S.183-196 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Quan-Baffour, Kofi Poku)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2021.1989342
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Adult Learning; Foreign Countries; Adult Students; Rural Areas; Student Needs; Cognitive Style; Student Centered Learning; Student Attitudes; Preferences; Secondary Education; Dropouts; Job Skills; Unemployment; Student Experience; Community Schools; Job Training; Adult Vocational Education; Barriers; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Cognitive styles; Kognitiver Stil; Group work; Student-entered learning; Student-centred learning; Student centred learning; Schülerorientierter Unterricht; Schülerzentrierter Unterricht; Gruppenarbeit; Schülerverhalten; Sekundarbereich; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitslosigkeit; Studienerfahrung; Community school; ; Gemeindeschule; Gemeinschaftsschule; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Decades of career in adult education confirmed the author's assumption that adult learners possess lots of lived experiences, exhibit different learning styles and have immediate learning needs to fulfil. Some learners may be slow and take time to grasp information while others might be shy, introverts, lack confidence or extroverts who like to lead and be heard. These characteristics of adults do not require rigid educator control. Human rights, social justice and democracy require educators to be innovative, flexible and implement teaching approaches that could suit learning styles of adults in community college programs. The objective of this case study was to explore various teaching approaches that can maximize learning among adults in three community college classrooms in Limpopo province in South Africa. Data were collected through interviews and the study confirmed that adult learners have different learning styles and to promote learning among them educators should use various teaching approaches. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01