Wesley R. Elingburg Professor of Accounting Art Cassill and professors of management Matt Valle and Kevin O’Mara recently published the article “Pedagogy, Andragogy or Something In-Between? Effectively Structuring Undergraduate Education for the 21st Century” in the proceedings of the 2011 Academy of Business Education conference.
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The paper briefly summarizes the theoretical learning perspectives embodied by the pedagogical and andragogical schools of thought, and proposes a hybrid model of educational instruction (mesogogy) for traditional business undergraduate students. It provides a list of educational practices in discrete stages to support effective learning for this cohort and describes an example of an activity that blends the pedagogical and andragogical views. Finally, a mesogogical view of undergraduate business education is presented that allows for knowledge and skill development within different learning environments and using different tools and methods of instruction.