MEANINGS OF TUTORING FOR LEARNING ADULTS. A CASE STUDY

Abstract

The author presents the meaning of tutoring for learning adults. Semistructured interviews with persons taking part in tutoring constitute the author’s research material. The research revealed that tutoring – more and more common and less secret form of cooperation between a student and a teacher, is a chance of development and creating a strong, comforting and inspiring bound. The one which is supporting activity, serving a student well in achieving goals and experiencing successes. Analysis of the results regarding only examined cases was based on Ferenc Marton’s phenomenographic conception. The introduced piece of study can successfully make up the basis for further research.