1 / 8

Carl Rogers

Carl Rogers. Humanistic Learning . Carl Rogers (1902-1987). Born- Oak Park, Illinois One of six children University of Wisconsin Union Theological Seminary Colombia University : M.A. 1928 ; PhD 1931 1940: position as professor of psychology at Ohio State University.

bruno
Download Presentation

Carl Rogers

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Carl Rogers Humanistic Learning

  2. Carl Rogers (1902-1987) • Born- Oak Park, Illinois • One of six children • University of Wisconsin • Union TheologicalSeminary • ColombiaUniversity: M.A. 1928; PhD 1931 • 1940: position as professor of psychologyat Ohio State University

  3. HumanisticPsychology • Humanisticpsychology: focusing on the person and whattheyexperience • A humanisticapproach • Therapist « knows best »  client-centered • Hisresearchintopsychotherapycanbetranslatedintohisapproach on education • Freedom to Learn: based on hisresearch in psychotherapy

  4. Problems in Education • A disconnect between teaching and assimilation of material presented • Teacher in a position of control • « all-knowing » teacher • Decides what the student needs to be taught • Intimidation factor

  5. Humanistic Theory on Education “The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.” -Carl Rogers • Goal : facilitation of learning • Teacher’srole: as the facilitator • Teachershares the power • Teacherremains positive and shareshis or herenthusiasm • Teacher as listener: Teachershouldbeempathetic and understanding • Student’srole : to learn how to learn • Motivation to seekknowledge • Studentsshare in classroomresponsibilities • Learnerdevelopstheirownpotential

  6. Climate of Learning • Conducive to personalgrowth and the educationaldeveloppement of the learner • Create a climateconducive to achieving the goal of education: • For the student to become an autonomous, self-actualizedlearner • Classroomatmosphere: • Student-centered • trust, acceptance and value of the student as an individual

  7. What do the critics say? • What about discipline? • Adult learners • Teacher encourages self-discipline • Sharing power is too risky: • Reluctance to abandon a conventional chain of power and authority • Humanistic learning encourages embracing a more democratic way

  8. Sources Milhollan, Frank and Bill Forisha. From Skinner to Rogers: ContrastingApproaches to Education. Lincoln, Nebraska: Professional Educators Publications, Inc, 1972. Patterson, C. H. “Carl Rogers and Humanistic Education.” Foundations for a Theory of Instruction and Education Psychology. Harper & Row, 1977. Chapter 5. Internet. Rogers, Carl and J. Jerome Freiberg. Freedom to Learn. 3rd Edition. New York: Macmillan CollegePublishingCompany, 1994. Thorne, Brian. Carl Rogers. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2003.

More Related