Identifying and Addressing Fear of Learning in Adult Education and Training: How to Bring Out Your “Inner Skydiver”

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Author(s): Jen Linn Lallo Sharp (National University, USA)
Copyright: 2023
Pages: 16
Source title: Motivation and Momentum in Adult Online Education
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Amy E. Lyn (National University, USA)and Maggie Broderick (National University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-7712-0.ch009

Keywords: Adult Learning / Education / Educational Technologies / Information Science Reference

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The aim of this chapter is two-fold: to bring to light 1) how fear is a barrier to adult learning and 2) how online education has advantages to address it. It is also a hope that this chapter can inspire and empower adult learners, educators, and instructional designers to be proactive in identifying and addressing fear in adults who have not yet committed to being students again, who are considering dropping out of programs, and who are failing to fully experience the potential of an educational endeavor. This problem and the suggested intervening approaches draw on social-emotional learning concepts, connectivism, technology in education, and andragogy.

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