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ERIC Number: EJ434017
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-3352
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Child and Adult, X and Y: Reflections on the Process of Public Administration Education.
Balfour, Danny L.; Marini, Frank
Public Administration Review, v51 n6 p478-85 Nov-Dec 1991
Mirroring McGregor's management theories X and Y, the authors posit educational theory X, in which learners are treated as passive children whose teachers make all curricular decisions, and theory Y, in which students are viewed as autonomous and self-directed learners. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Andragogy, Educational Theories, Higher Education, Public Administration Education, Student Participation, Student Role, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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