Adult Problem Solving and Learning [microform] / John M. Peters and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5396768
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Peters, John M
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED200758
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1981
- 19 p.
- Summary:
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A study investigated the relationship of learning to problems that occur in the lives of adults. Of special interest were the dynamics of learning in natural/nonformal settings and the role of literacy in learning. Examination of research in reasoning and problem solving revealed two trends: increasing realization that much of what people do is determined by peculiarities and particularities of situations or context in which they find themselves, and what is important in understanding how people think and learn is not the process but the content or knowledge. Three problems were identified to aid in finding out how problem-solving and learning contribute to an adult's ability to cope with his environment. They were identification of some adults, selection of situations representative of these adults' normal task domains, and analysis and representation of adults' interaction with these situations. An interpretive framework for the research was indicated which involved interviews semi-structured, open-ended, and probing in nature. A second year of the project has been planned to involve data analysis, development of simulated problem solving scenarios, interviews with a new sample, and follow-up. Data analysis would be based on a "reduction"--a type of textual analysis accomplished in four stages: atomizing, categorizing, thematizing, and schematizing. (YLB)
- Notes:
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- Sponsoring Agency: National Inst. of Education (ED), Washington, DC.
- Contract Number: NIE-6-79-0180.
- ERIC Note: Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference (Los Angeles, CA, April 14, 1981).
- Educational level discussed: Adult Education.
- May also be available online. Address as at 14/8/18: https://eric.ed.gov/
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
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- Publication date:
- 1981
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