Definitions for andragogy
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1. andragogynoun

   The methods or techniques used to teach adults.

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1. andragogy

   Andragogy refers to the theory and practice of teaching and educating adult learners. It is the understanding and application of specific principles, strategies, and approaches that are effective in facilitating learning experiences for adults. Andragogy focuses on the unique characteristics of adult learners, such as their self-directedness, life experiences, motivations, and readiness to learn, and aims to create a learner-centered and participatory environment that encourages their active engagement and promotes lifelong learning.

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1. Andragogy

   Andragogy are teaching strategies developed for adult learners. It is often interpreted as the process of engaging adult learners with the structure of learning experience. The term ‘andragogy’ has been used in different times and countries with various connotations. Nowadays there exist mainly three understandings: ⁕In many countries there is a growing conception of ‘andragogy’ as the scholarly approach to the learning of adults. In this connotation andragogy is the science of understanding and supporting lifelong and lifewide education of adults. ⁕Especially in the USA, ‘andragogy’ in the tradition of Malcolm Knowles, labels a specific theoretical and practical approach, based on a humanistic conception of self-directed and autonomous learners and teachers as facilitators of learning. ⁕Widely, an unclear use of andragogy can be found, with its meaning changing from ‘adult education practice’ or ‘desirable values’ or ‘specific teaching methods,’ to ‘reflections’ or ‘academic discipline’ and/or ‘opposite to childish pedagogy’, claiming to be ‘something better’ than just ‘Adult Education’. Originally used by Alexander Kapp in 1833, andragogy was developed into a theory of adult education by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy and was popularized in the US byAmerican educator Malcolm Knowles.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of andragogy in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

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   The numerical value of andragogy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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