Andragogical Methods to Sustain Quality Adult Education in Ethiopia

Seyoum, Yilfashewa; Basha, Garkebo

doi:10.12973/iji.2017.1034a

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“…It has become popular among teachers and authors in many countries and growing research. Seyoum and Basha (2017) argue for use of andragogical methods to sustain quality Adult Education programmes, the findings show that the usage of different teaching methods was below the expected level, because it lacks active learning activities as an alternative to sustaining the quality in the learning of adults. In the same vein, Zmeyov (1998) traced the origin, development and trends of andragogy in relations to adult learning and education.…”

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“…For instance, Maddalena stated that in the United State of America, the emerging fields of management and organisational development: as well as psychotherapy and social psychology have inspired new interest. Savicevic (2008) ; Seyoum and Basha (2017) reveal that andragogy has spread to some countries in Europe such as England, Russia, Finland, Poland, Netherland and France among others. They also stated that andragogy has been used in different field of study among which are education ( Seyoum and Basha, 2017 ), management ( Forrest and Peterson, 2006 ), medicine ( Bedi, 2004 ; Taylor and Hamdy, 2013 ), criminal justice ( Birzer, 2004 ) and Information Communication Technology ( Noor et al., 2012 ).…”

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“…Additionally, research has been conducted to ascertain the use of andragogy in education ( Henschke, 2008 ; Kapur, 2015 ; Romiszowski, 2019 ; Seyoum and Basha, 2017 ; Zmeyov, 1998 ). The aforementioned information reviews the applicability of andragogy in multiple disciplines.…”

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The andragogical value of content knowledge method: the case of an adult education programme in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa

Akintolu

Letseka

2021

Heliyon

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The South African government has made a significant progress in the area of policy development and practice for Adult Education since independence in 1994. Still, there has been a tremendous increase in the number of adults without education. For example, KwaZulu-Natal, one of the provinces in South Africa, still recorded an increased number of illiteracy rate among adults, which further causes poverty and unemployment. The focus of this study is to explore the extend concept and ideas of andragogy are used by adult facilitators in delivering the content knowledge and how is andragogy effectively used in the knowledge transfer in Adult Education Programme in KwaZulu-Natal province. The study explores the concept of andragogy through the theoretical lens of the Theory of Andragogy. The qualitative research method was used for the study. The thematic data analysis revealed that the stakeholder involved in the planning and policymaking could do more to improve the curriculum by making it adult-friendly and adjusting the teaching method by considering the experience of adult learners during the teaching and learning process. This will make in support of the theory of andragogy which believe in the art and science of teaching an adult. It was also of importance that the study shows the level of involvement of adult learners in determining the learning method.

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The andragogical value of content knowledge method: the case of an adult education programme in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa

Akintolu

Letseka

2021

Heliyon

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“…Students are not able to make decisions and the lecturers are not integrated the decision-making skills in the learning (Suryanti, 2012). In general, learning methods in the education programs are collaborative learning, rarely used roleplaying methods and project methods (Seyoum, Y. & Basha, G., 2017).…”

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LEARNING METHODS OF DECISION MAKING SKILLS: DISCUSSION, ASSIGNMENT, AND PRACTICE Case Study in Islamic Boarding School of Jagad 'Alimussirry, Indonesia

Lutfauziah

2020

EHDJ

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Generally, the learning in Islamic boarding schools use classic methods, ie. rote, bandongan, or sorogan. Decision-making skills is one of the skills needed in the 21st century. This study aims to describe the learning method of decision-making skills. This research is a case study in islamic boarding school of Jagad ‘Alimussirry, Indonesia. It is survey research. The data were obtained through a questionnaire that consists of 9 items of the statement by a 4-point Likert scale. The questionnaire were given to 46 students and 5 lecturers after learning. This study also conducted observations during the learning in 5 courses. The observations were made by 2 observers. The results showed that decision-making skills have been taught with good enough category. The learning methods of decision-making skills is discussion, assignment, and practice. The learning concept are: 1) discuss the expectations and the reality to identify problems with good enough category, 2) assign students to gather relevant information by good enough category, 3) discuss the strategies of mapping for all alternative solutions by good less category, and 4) practice to choose the right decision by good enough category. The strategies of mapping the alternative solutions need to be repaired.

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“…Which states that mobile technology increasingly needs to be used in the learning process [3,8,9]. In the Equality Education Program, that Android applications are very suitable to be applied to facilitate learning [10,11]. Because through Android application-based media development learners can learn wherever and whenever this condition is very relevant to the characteristics of adult learning.…”

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Development of Peer Tutors Learning Media based on Android Application to Improve Learners Independence

Sutisna¹,

Retnowati²,

Irvansyah³

2019

Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Educational Sciences (ICES 2018)

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This study aims to develop peer tutoring learning media based on Android applications to improve learners' independence. The alternative taken to achieve this goal is to apply peer tutoring learning media based on Android applications with emphasis learners learning independence especially life skills subjects. The development of this learning media is based on the facts and the thought that the learning process implemented tends to be very conventional and has not used an Android-based media. Tutors also have not optimized the potential of learners to share experiences in meeting learning needs. The research method used is research and development with the following steps: (1) a preliminary study to research and collect information and literature to develop of learning media, (2) compiling conceptual learning media to develop the prototypes and (3) conducting limited trials on the learning media. The results showed that the weakness of tutors used of instructional media was due of the limited availability of Android application-based media facilities owned by community learning centre (CLC), namely: (1). 47% tutors have never made an Android application-based learning media that fits to the learner's characteristics, (2) 80% tutors did not organized learners to use learning media, (3). 47% tutors did not use media that is suitable with the learning objectives. This condition led to the need of the development an Android application-based peer tutoring learning media as a learning model using Mobile Phone at the teaching and learning process. This method is a kind of learning strategy to improving the learning independence activities of learner's inequality education program at the CLC.

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Andragogical Methods to Sustain Quality Adult Education in Ethiopia

Cited by 16 publications

References 10 publications

The andragogical value of content knowledge method: the case of an adult education programme in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa

The andragogical value of content knowledge method: the case of an adult education programme in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province of South Africa

LEARNING METHODS OF DECISION MAKING SKILLS: DISCUSSION, ASSIGNMENT, AND PRACTICE Case Study in Islamic Boarding School of Jagad 'Alimussirry, Indonesia

Development of Peer Tutors Learning Media based on Android Application to Improve Learners Independence

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