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Separating the Amateurs from the Pros in Training

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Thu Jan 01 1987

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Discusses the evolution of a body of knowledge about how adults learn and a body of technology for facilitating that learning. Changes in the role of the trainer; Requirement for trainers to know the difference between andragogy and pedagogy; Assumption that learners are self-directing human beings; Belief that learning is enhanced when propelled by intrinsic motivations.

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Separating the Amateurs from the Pros in Training


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