ANDROGOGY

WHAT IS ANDRAGOGY?

Typically, according to Graham 2017, andragogy means the understanding of the science and practice of adult learning. This contrasts to pedagogy, which is the understanding of the science and practice of children learning.

This fact makes the task of every leader of adult groups real, specific, and clear: Every adult group, of whatever nature, must become a laboratory of democracy, a place where people may have the experience of learning to live cooperatively. Attitudes and opinions are formed primarily in the study groups, work groups, and play groups with which adults affiliate voluntarily (Graham 2017).

As children mature into adults and gain more experience, certain things become intuitive. Their experience allows them to intuit things that they never would have understood previously.

Adults encounter problems, learn how to solve those problems, and then immediately apply their knowledge to those problems.
Every experience is a new opportunity for adults to learn. Additionally, people are always changing, which adults must learn to accept and even embrace.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Steve Graham, May 22, 2017 Easy to Understand Guide to Androgogy