PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT LEARNING: FEATURES AND CONTENT

Abstract

The article deals with urgent problems of psychology of adult education, special features, principles (in particular andragogical), approaches to the organization of adults’ educational activity; presents the notion of an adult, criteria and characteristics of adulthood, the specifics of the adult, as a learner, and adults’ learning capacity, i.e. everything necessary for the organization and conduct of adults’ training. On the example of the organization of educational process in the Institute of Professional Development of Managerial Personnel and Specialists in the Social Protection System the author presents some experience of teaching adults.