Study on the Construction of Professional Competence Indicators for Teachers of Elder Education---A Case Study of Seniors Learning Center

• Main Authors: Liao Chiu-Wan, 廖秋宛
• Other Authors: 胡夢鯨
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/92825826716041141257

碩士 === 國立中正大學 === 成人及繼續教育研究所 === 101 === Abstract This study is mainly focused on the construction of professional competence indicators for teachers of elder education. To attain the purpose of the study, first, gathering reference documents related to the professional competence of teachers of elder education; analyze, integrate and induce the documents to understand the content of the professional competence of teachers of elder education; and develop initial indicators of the conceptive construction. Second, construct the professional competence indicators for teachers of elder education through the three times of correction and negotiation with the professional members of Delphi Technique. Finally, provide specific suggestion for teachers of elder education, centers of teacher education of seniors learning and educational administration. This study uses the Delphi Technique to fulfill the construction of the professional knowledge indicators for teachers of elder education through the three times of correction and negotiation with twelve professional members. According to the findings, the conclusions of the study are listed below. 1.The professional competence indicator for teachers of elder education are classified into three dimension indicators, nine level indicators and forty-one behavior indicators. 2.The three dimension indicators include cognitive, emotional and skill indicators. 3.The nine level indicators include the cognition of elder education, the cognition of the learning types of the elder learners, the cognition of the development of professional knowledge of elder education, the ability to design programs, the ability to teach, the ability to learn to counsel and assist, the belief of aging, the belief of teaching, and the attitude of teaching. The suggestions of the study are listed below： 1.Suggestions for teachers of elder education: (1)Base on the indicators constructed in this study to help teachers of elder education to understand and reflect their own teaching. (2)Encourage teachers of elder education to undertake further professional development and advanced studies on the deficiency of their teaching. 2.Suggestions for centers of teacher education of seniors learning: (1)Base on the indicators constructed in this study to train teachers of elder education. (2)Base on the indicators constructed in this study to evaluate teachers of elder education. 3.Suggestions for educational administration: (1)Actively design diverse courses and activities related to “the profession competence for teachers of elder education.” (2)Continuously implement the evaluation of “the profession competence for teachers of elder education.” 4.Suggestion for the following study: Provide further studies focused on the objects, the tools and methods of the study. Keywords：teachers of elder education, professional competence of teaching, construction of indicators, seniors learning center