ABSTRACT
Supervision has always been a key component of audiologic training, but little consideration
has been given to the student as learner during the supervision process. Since audiology
graduate students are by definition adult learners, generally known by their self-actualizing
and independent nature, supervisors should consider the literature in adult learning
as they develop students' clinical skills. This article will describe Malcolm Knowles's
theory of adult education (or andragogy) and the concept of self-directed learning,
derived from the adult education literature. These concepts will be applied to the
clinical supervision process in audiology.
KEYWORDS
Adult learning - andragogy - clinical supervision
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Paul M Brueggeman
Au.D., 414 E. Clark St
Department of Communication Disorders, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
57069
Email: pbruegge@usd.edu
