ERIC Number: EJ1119985
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Publication Date: 2016-Dec
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University Educator Mindsets: How Might Adult Constructive-Developmental Theory Support Design of Adaptive Learning?
Stewart, Cherry; Wolodko, Brenda
Mind, Brain, and Education, v10 n4 p247-255 Dec 2016
This article explores Robert Kegan's adult constructive-developmental (ACD) theory. We compare these ideas to the way educators at each of Kegan's meaning-making levels might plan, implement, and assess digitally enhanced teaching activities. Using Drago-Severson's interpretation of Kegan's concepts, the authors propose that behaviors of university teaching practitioners indicate mindsets evident at four ACD levels--instrumental, socialized, self-authoring, and self-transforming. Higher education professional development literature has identified a significant gap in practitioner implementation of interactive strategies using digital tools. If university practitioners increase their mental complexity they may become more adaptive in the application of interactive pedagogies and digital technologies. Adaptive approaches might cultivate new pedagogies supporting and challenging students toward more complex and flexible qualities of mind.
Descriptors: College Faculty, Adult Development, Theories, Comparative Analysis, Electronic Learning, Learning Activities, Teacher Behavior, Developmental Stages, Educational Planning, Program Implementation, Evaluation, Difficulty Level, Cognitive Processes, College Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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