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This 8 page paper discusses factors and strategies that provide a realistic approach to adult learning. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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realistic approach to adult learning. Discussion Fiona MacKinnon-Slaney describes the Adult Persistence in Learning (APIL) model; even the terms she uses to do so illustrate how different adult learning is
from the learning process for younger people. Among the factors that concern adults are the first two are self-awareness and a "willingness to delay gratification" (MacKinnon-Slaney, 1994, p. 268). Children
and teenagers have yet to develop true self-awareness, nor are they able to form the concept of delayed gratification; that is, they want what they want and they want it
now. The idea of saving money to buy something, or of putting off a desired trip until a later date, are not concepts they find easy to comprehend. But adults
are able to understand why its not always possible to do things instantly, why its necessary to plan, and why even the best plans sometimes have to be changed. Its
clear from just this summary that its not going to be possible to approach adult learners with the methods and models that work well for children and adolescents. Adults have
also experienced a "clarification of career and life goals," they understand "life transitions," and they have developed "intellectual and political competence in learning" (MacKinnon-Slaney, 1994, p. 268). Any development and
learning model that is going to help has to recognize that adults need guidance, but that such guidance is entirely different from that given to younger people. Adults now make
up "approximately half of the college student population," and they present a challenge to counselors because they are "generally self-directed and pragmatic" (MacKinnon-Slaney, 1994, p. 268). Whereas "typical" college students
are generally focused on transitioning into adulthood, adult learners "are already self-supporting, mature, and responsible and lead lives as independent citizens with family and career responsibilities" (MacKinnon-Slaney, 1994, p. 268).
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