record might not carry the same weight in this situation as it would in the
case of a high school teaching job. It is necessary, therefore, that the program director
/lave a clearly stated set of criteria by which to judge the qualifications of candidates
for teaching positions. The following is a sample set of criteria developed by one adult-
education program.
e 3) Instructors must not only have knowledge but must be successful practitioners
of their subject or skill.
b) They must be enthusiastic about their subject, and about teaching it to others.
C) They must have—or be capable of learning—an attitude of understanding and
permissiveness toward people. They must have such other traits of personality as
friendliness, humor, humility, and interest in people, that make for effectiveness in
leading adults.
d) They must be creative in their thinking about teaching methods. They must be
willing to experiment with new ways to meet the changing needs and interests of
adults. They must be concerned more with the growth of the individual than with the
presentation of facts. _
e) Such standard requirements as status in the community or occupational group,
Previous teaching experience, etc., are desirable only when they are compatible with
the characteristics described above.
f) They should be intrigued with the notion that adults are different from children
as learners, and express positive pleasure at the prospect of participating in an inser-
vice training program on the teaching of adults.
A simple tool that might be helpful, if used properly, in the selection process, is an
“Educational Orientation Questionnaire" that was developed and validated by one of
my former students, Dr. Herschel Hadley. The EOQ enables individuals to place
themselves on a scale from “pedagogical orientation" to “andragogical orientation" as