2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Study on Facilitating Learning for Nontraditional Graduate Students
| Project/Area Number |
12610270
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Educaion
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| Research Institution | HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY |
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Principal Investigator |
KOIKE Gengo Graduate School of Education, Professor, 大学院・教育学研究科, 教授 (00178170)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2000 – 2002
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| Keywords | non-traditional student / adult student / facilitating / learning style / center for lifefong learning / university extension |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to investigate (a) characteristics and learning styles of non-traditional students, (b) teachers' perception of non-traditional students and their teaching styles, and c how to facilitate non-traditional students effectively. The necessary data were collected from two types of questionnaire answered by non-traditional students and teachers in Hiroshima university.
The following results were obtained :
(1) Comparing with traditional students, non-traditional students have entered graduate courses with a wide variety of aims and stronger motivation.
(2) Concerning their learning styles, non-traditional students are willing to take initiatives in learning activities. Provided that the same shall not apply to evaluation of educational results.
(3) Teachers generally admit that university need to be open for non-traditional students.
(4) However, most of teachers seem to stick to traditional mode of university teaching as yet.
(5) To make matter worse, teachers are apt to be indifferent toward peculiar feelings of non-traditional student, and not to acknowledge 'situational barriers' to learning.
(6) In order to arrange proper learning environment for non-traditional students, teachers must learn not only teaching techniques, but also 'adulthood' and adult learning theory.
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