Educational Climate in Elective Adult education: Shared Decision Making and Communication Patterns
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Catherine D. Ennis, Professor (Creator)
- Christopher J Ruhm, Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Educational climate represents the social and contextual qualities of an organization as perceived by the participants. The theoretical construct of educational climate encompasses a range of variables which have been categorized as ecology, milieu, social system, and culture (Tigiuri, 1968). These categories are similar to the elements of the andragogical process described by Knowles (1984). In this research, the theoretical climate category of social system emerged as influential in an ethnographic study of an elective university program. Findings revealed that shared decision making and communication patterns were instrumental in the quality of the adult learning experience.
Educational Climate in Elective Adult education: Shared Decision Making and Communication Patterns
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Adult Education Quarterly, 39, 76-88.
- Language: English
- Date: 1989
- Keywords
- Adult education, Physical education, Educational climate, Perceptions, Attitudes, Participants