Adult Education and Travel
Japan is a familiar country name to me, and it is an Asian country. An Asian country? The name Japan sounds to me, a country very close to my ethnicity, but yet, it is far from my mental image, almost unreachable mentally. The name ‘Japan’ bombarded me from every circle of my life; from primary…
Continue ReadingBy examining the possibilities of cultural Education – Education that focuses on the positive aspects of learner culture and uses that knowledge to help learners recreate a world of the image of their dreams – Adult Education strives to achieve within cultural communities the goal of social equality (Guy, 1999) Why Educators develop Educational…
Continue ReadingAdult Educators need to deal with the issue of stress which is the source of illness and diseases such as mental illness, heart disease, stroke, immune system response, and possibly cancer (McClary, 1990). “Learning to cope with stress is invaluable for the Adult student. Adult Educators need to deal with the issue.” (p.g. 65). …
Continue ReadingOn-line group learning and discussion has become a favorite method regarding facilitation and promoting individual critical thinking skills. Not only that, many articles agree with online learning as an excellent method for group collaboration within the private and public organization. In discussing the advantages of online learning, Holt, Kleiber, Swenson, Rees & Milton (1998) also…
Continue ReadingRecently, I read an article by Mills (1991) “Responding to success and failure.” Mills taught us how to face and respond to failure, and it is indeed a useful article for anyone who needs guidance at that moment of ‘feeling down.’ Here are some hints: Recognise the word ‘failure’: Failure means: The condition or…
Continue ReadingSissel (1996) suggested the Community-Based Approach to literacy programs could enhance cultural understanding and life experience through knowledge interaction such as reading, writing, and oral communication. The dynamic process of reading, writing, and verbal communication takes place between: 1. Learners and learners 2. Learners and teachers 3. Learners and their communities In his book, Sissel looked at a…
Continue ReadingDo you understand the meaning of ‘How to learn the skill to learn?’ ‘How to learn the skill to learn’ sounds complicate enough for the Non-Adult Continuing Educators. How to learn the skill to learn Smith (1983) stated that these two elements, knowledge and concept, involve people having or acquiring whatever understandings or…
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