Rakesh Dewan

Publications

• Research   
  An Insight into the Orientation to Adult Learning of Medical Facilitators/Educators: An Institutional Study
  Author(s): Dilutpal Sharma*, Sandeep Bhattacharya, Rakesh Dewan, Shalini Bhalla and Mousumi Sharma
  
  Background: The term andragogy is defined as the art and science of helping adults learn. Pedagogy is the art and science of teaching children. The approach or orientation to teaching can be pedagogical or andragogical. Educators in various settings utilize the assumptions of andragogy, which are learner’s need to know self-concept of the learner, prior experience, readiness to learn, orientation to learning and motivation to learn, in their educational efforts either fully or in part. Aim and objective: To determine and compare the orientation to adult learning of facilitators/educators of a Medical University in India in teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students. Materials and methods: The personal adult learning style inventory is used to assess the understanding of orientation to teaching of fac.. Read More»
  

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