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Tutor expertise in adult education, through the use of content and process experts, is important in the successful delivery of adult education. Each has a specific role and a particular set of attributes which they bring to the classroom. Content experts are those who are well acquainted with the subject. Either through years of practical experience or involvement with research, these individuals fully understand the topic they are discussing.〔Maudsley, G., BMJ 1999, 318:657-661〕 On the other hand, the process expert is trained in the art of teaching. These individuals have a working knowledge of the subject for discussion but they will also have a concrete knowledge of facilitation and how to direct the student to assess their knowledge gaps and seek out answers on their own.〔Davis,W.K., Nairn,R., Paine, M.E., Anderson, R.M. and Oh, M.S., Academic Medicine 67(1992):470-474〕 Tutors may be totally content focused, totally process focused or some combination of the two, bringing with them prior personal and professional experience. ==Process experts== The work of Malcolm Knowles discusses which type of tutor is better suited to address the needs of adult learners. Knowles work assumes basic concepts about adult learners: *Adult learners are independent and self-directing *They have accumulated experience which is a resource for learning *They value learning that integrates with the demands of their daily life *They are more interested in problem centered approaches than subject centered ones *They are more often internally motivated rather than externally motivated. Gerald Grow developed the Staged Self Directed Learning Model (SSDLM) as a tool to assist teachers to help learners work toward more self-directed learning. Phillip Candy also studied ways to assist learners to be self-directed. Process experts would be guided by these educational theorists. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tutor expertise in adult education」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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