Teaching and Supporting Adult Learners

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Teaching and Supporting Adult Learners

Higher education, tertiary education Adult education, continuous learning Teaching skills and techniques

Authors: Jackie Scruton, Belinda Ferguson

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Collection: Further Education

Language: English

Published by: Routledge

Published on: 28th February 2025

Format: LCP-protected ePub

ISBN: 9781040376485


Overview

An accessible and up to date text on teaching and supporting adult learners, aimed at both student teachers and experienced practitioners. It explores teaching adult learners within a traditional further education (FE) context but also working with those adult learners on Higher Education (HE) courses taught within FE.

Adult Learners' Needs and Challenges

Adult learners have a distinct set of needs and challenges which can include issues of self confidence, fear of technology, time management and financial constraints, and which may not always be fully recognised by educational practitioners or institutions.

Teaching Strategies and Support

Teachers and student stories are used throughout this book to analyse learner needs and motivations, highlight possible barriers to learning and explore strategies for support.

Purpose of the Publication

This publication enables those teaching adult learners to gain an understanding of the difficulties that students may experience while developing their own professional practice in order to create effective, focused and inclusive teaching strategies for this group.

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