ERIC Number: EJ1378582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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Exploring Teaching Approaches Responsive to Adult Learning Styles in Community College Classrooms in Limpopo, South Africa
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v47 n3 p183-196 2023
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.
Descriptors: 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
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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