Do Grades Sabotage Self-Direction in Adult Learning?.

Denton, Virginia Lantz

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ERIC Number: EJ333942

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Publication Date: 1986

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Do Grades Sabotage Self-Direction in Adult Learning?

Denton, Virginia Lantz

Lifelong Learning, v9 n7 p19-22,28 May 1986

Describes a study of adult learners focusing on the following issues: type of class preferred; type of grades preferred; teacher qualities preferred; teacher age preferred; and reaction to teacher age. Adults overwhelmingly vetoed Knowles' notion that they feel childlike, dependent, or disrespected when being judged by another adult. (CT)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age, Grades (Scholastic), Student Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship

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