Dr Simon Paul Atkinson (PFHEA)
Enhancing Institutional Outcomes
This online lecture, first delivered as part of a UK University PGCert for educators, reviews the concepts of pedagogy and andragogy before going on to examine the applicability of Mezirow’s transformative learning theory to professional education. It also identifies Paulo Friere and bell hooks as radical thinkers in education worthy of note. Please note that …
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Note: Updated high-quality versions of educational taxonomies are available here Whilst the majority of writings and reflections on the use of taxonomies of educational objectives remain focused on the cognitive domain, typified by Bloom (1984), there is growing attention to the affective domain, particularly in professional education. Bloom’s now famous research project, which resulted …
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