ADULT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

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ADULT LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Adult Learning and Development

• Faculty Development Workshop
• How to Teach Non-Traditional Students
• January 17, 2006
• Presented by
• Dr. Thomas Hawkins
• Dr. William Hine
• Dr. Barbara Powell

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Theories of Adult Development

• Contextual
• Developmental
• Age-related
• Domain specific
• Stage
• Life-span perspective
• Transition perspective

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Contextual Perspective

• Social clock
• Normative and non-normative events
• Social roles

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Developmental PerspectiveSeasons of LifeAge
related

• Daniel Levinsons theory
• Early Adult Transition 16-20
• Entering the Adult World 21-29
• Settling Down 30-34
• Becoming Ones Own Person 35-39
• Midlife Transition 40-42
• Restabilization 43-50

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Developmental PerspectiveDomain-specific

• Loevingers ego development
• Fowlers faith development
• Kohlbergs moral development
• Crosss racial identity development
• Casss homosexual identity development
• Piagets cognitive development
• Any other theories that focus on one domain of
  development

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Developmental PerspectiveStage Theory

• Erik Erikson
• Basis trust vs. Mistrust
• Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
• Industry vs. Inferiority
• Identity vs. Role Confusion
• Intimacy vs. Isolation
• Generativity vs. Stagnation
• Integrity vs. Despair

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Identity Statuses

• James Marcia
• Foreclosure
• Moratorium
• Diffusion
• Achievement

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When is a Student Non-Traditional?

• Age?
• Roles?
• Years out of school?

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Needs of Traditional andNon-Traditional Students

• Traditional

• Non-traditional

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Need for Academic Advising/Counseling
Traditional Nontraditional
Major/Minor Advising 78.4 50.9
Tutoring 21.9 12.9
Study Skills Help 35.5 20.4
Self-Confidence 27.0 21.0
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Need for Support Services
Traditional Nontraditional
Career Planning 61.6 46.5
Campus Housing 25.7 21.0
Part-time Work 45.3 15.0
Orientation 47.1 34.1
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Need for Integration Services
Traditional Nontraditional
Study Places 52.4 39.5
Lounge Places 31.3 27.2
Ways to Meet 31.3 17.0
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Need with regard to Delivery Systems
Traditional Nontraditional
Evening Courses 23.3 34.6
Weekend Courses 6.2 17.7
Evening Offices 34.2 27.4
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Nontraditional Student Services
Traditional Nontraditional
Childcare 5.9 21.9
Family Recreation 7.8 17.9
Nontraditional Office 15.0 52.4
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Understanding Adult Transitions

• 1.Situationis the situation perceived as
  positive, negative, expected, unexpected,
  desired, undesired?
• 2.Selfdoes the person have experiences with a
  similar transition believe there are options
  have no problem with ambiguity?

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Understanding Adult Transitions

• 3. Supportsboth physical (financial assets) and
  emotional (support from family and friends).
• 4. Strategiesuses a variety of methods for
  dealing with the transition change the
  situation change the meaning of the situation
  manage stress

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The Need to Matter

• Attention
• Importance
• Dependence
• Ego-extension
• Appreciation