Essays on Self-Direction

 Recently, Adult Learning (AL) has become a very popular and effective mode of learning. Globally, an increasing number of adults opt for further study and self-development. Adult learners learn for different reasons and have many valuable assets for continuing education. There are, however, challenges adult learners face in pursuing further education. Adult learners are differentiated based on age or cognitive maturity and can be classified as non-conventional learners. The paper engages the subject of adult learning from a critical viewpoint to explicate the problems that characterize it with the aim of problematizing the idea of adult learning beyond conventional ...

Organizational Behavior Problem: Teachers not viewed as professionals and the lack of professionalism exhibited among teacher

Professionalism comprises a set of attitudes and behaviors that are believed to be appropriate to a particular occupation. A professional attitude is a predisposition, emotion, feeling, or thought that upholds the ideals of some professions and serve as the basis of professional behaviors. Some of the courses are based on some particular bodies of knowledge that do not easily lead to the incorporation of professionalism activities. Most people think that doctors, lawyers, accountants, and other scientists have the most prestigious occupations. Some people believe that teachers lack professionalism, and the prestige of being a teacher is still under debate. ...