Title :
Reflective Essay on an Adult Learner----A Constructivist Qualitative Perspective
Author :
Xu, Fengzeng ; Di, Baorong
Author_Institution :
Shandong Tourism Dev. & Res. Center, Shandong Univ., Jinan, China
Abstract :
Constructivist qualitative research perspective is conducted to explore what an adult learner like when he returns to university. We investigate the influence of adult learner both on themselves and the community they are involved in. By doing some naturalistic research on a specific adult learner, We find the reasons why he returns to school after long time absence. To figure out the background of his continuous study will also help to understand his current choice. By observation and interview the process of his adult study, We find out how it is different from his previous ones. Finally, based on the observation We analyze and interpret the data and draw some tentative conclusion with the principal of probability.
Keywords :
continuing education; physics education; adult learner; adult study; constructivist qualitative research perspective; continuous study; interview; naturalistic research; probability principal; reflective essay; Educational institutions; Helium; Instruments; Interviews; Licenses;
Conference_Titel :
Management and Service Science (MASS), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5325-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5326-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICMSS.2010.5578560