ADULT VERSUS HIGHER EDUCATION

Adult vs. Higher Education

Adult Education vs. Higher Education

Thesis Statement

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the difference between adult and higher education, the paper presents a brief introduction of adult education and higher education (Galbraith, 2004).

Adult Education

The choice of a method that teaches the adults on the objectives and content of education, and levels of cognitive, cultural, social, occupational and psychological for adults, and is used in adult education are various ways: lecture, discussion, and dialogue, and role-playing, learning by correspondence. Distance learning television, radio, and learning of computer-assisted, and matches educational, and attitudes that simulate reality in the sectors and work and tasks are different, and education through the daily work of education on the job (Galbraith, 2004).

Attributes success in adult education in adult education is characterized by the following such as building the situation of the educational needs of learners and their interests, and, that is suited to their abilities. The situation is characterized by friendship, and to avoid formal, and refrain from patronizing the teacher to the learners. To contribute to adults in an effective and active, in the learning process, and that learning process is purely subjective, and that their role does not exceed facilitate learning, and enable learners to engage in the learning process, and open doors that may close in front of some learners. To exploit the situation in adult education knowledge and experience accumulated in the field of programs, and that such knowledge and experience as a source of learning. To be enthusiastic learners - in ways that directly and indirectly, for learners notice the close link between the efforts and objectives of the program. There are many methods used to meet the individual differences among learners in the capacities and interests, and background knowledge, professional and cultural rights. Evaluation ...