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Andragogy vs. Pedagogy

Carolyn E Saunders writing in Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin (1991) explains that two models are used in educational research to describe how people learn, the pedagogical model and the andragogical model. Pedagogy or the art or profession of teaching evolved from the Greek words for "leader of children." The pedagogical model describes the traditional learning situation with which the learner depends on the teacher for learning to occur. The teacher assumes responsibility for making decisions about what will be learned, how it will be learned, and when it will be learned. Andragogy parallels pegagogy. It relates to the growing body of knowledge and technology in regard to adult learning; the art and science of helping adults learn.

Saunders comments that in a classroom setting, mature individuals seem to revert to something akin to childlike student behavior. Specifically, adults that are normally self-directing respond in an unlikely manner when placed in a formal learning situation. Because of prior conditioning in their previous school experiences, they tend to revert to a dependent role. They wait for someone to teach them (Saunders, 1991, 42).

Ron Zemke writing in Training (2002) suggests that Adults learn more effectively through experiential techniques such as discussion or problem solving than they do sitting and listening. Adults have specific learning needs generated by real-life events. He adds that want to learn a skill they can apply to their immediate situation or to a current problem (Zemke, 2002, 90). .

Wolf Rinke writing in Training & Development Journal (1985) comments that controversy surrounding the andragogy vs. pedagogy issue in education is likely to continue for as long as teachers view the process of education and training as rigidly defined activities. Many teachers see teacher centered education and learner centered education as mutually exclusive. Rinke sugge

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