ANDRAGOGICAL PRACTICES TO ENHANCE ADULTS' LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE CONTEXT OF NEP-2020

The concept of andragogy was proposed by Malcom Knowles and stated six basic principles: i) need to know,
ii) experience, iii) self-concept, iv) readiness, v) problem orientation and vi) intrinsic motivation. etc. As per the
cognitive development theory, the adults are enough matured and very well-developed abstract and logical
thinking. As dealing with adult learners the teacher has to take into consideration the principles of andragogical
practices in the context of globalization and NEP 2020. It’s an urgent need of an hour in the context of Indian
education system, wherein NEP 2020 proposed research universities, teaching universities and college centre
universities, the researchers made an attempt to proposed andragogical practices in terms of teaching learning
methodologies like; team based learning, case studies, reflective disclosure, debates, cognitive apprenticeship,
role play, portfolio-based learning, neuroplasticity etc.