Sunday, April 15, 2007
Some principles of youth learning
Choy and Delahaye (2005) used quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate the learning preferences of 17-24 year olds in the vocational and university sectors. They found that youth learners 'indicated a strong preference for surface learning and a surprising preference for unstructured learning (p.6) ...[they] reported a preference for he 'feel good' aspects of andragogy - for example, being able to address the teacher by her or his first name. They were not keen on taking responsibility for what should be learned, how it should be learned or even how it should be assessed. This ambivelance towards responsibility and an acceptance of the 'feel good' aspects of andragogy resonate well with a preference for surface learning' (p.7).(Choy & Delahaye, 2005)
Choy, S., & Delahaye, B. (2005). Some principles of youth learning, Emerging Futures. Recent, Responsive and Relevant Research. Brisbane: Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association.
