Kessels, J.W.M. (2015). Andragogy. In R. Poell, T.S Rocco, & G. Roth (eds.). The Routledge Companion to Human Resource Development. Chapter 2. Oxford: Taylor & Francis.

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Joseph Kessels prepared Chapter 2: Andragogy

The main focus of andragogy has been: helping adults learn and develop, creating favorable conditions for learning and development in a work environment as well as in their private lives. The development of andragogy has close relationships with adult education and HRD and encountered major debates on its assumptions and scientific foundations. The critical approach of andragogy still offers a meaningful contribution to HRD in an emerging knowledge society.

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