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Learning from Each Other: A Partnership between an Affordable Housing Organization and a Digital Literacy Research Organization
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Harris, Kathy; Judge, Naila; Burger, Chris – Adult Literacy Education, 2022
EAH Housing, an affordable housing organization, partnered with the Literacy, Language, and Technology Research group at Portland State University for the digital literacies portion of a digital infrastructure and digital literacies program funded by a grant from the California Public Utilities Commission. Working with the Literacy, Language, and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Housing, Organizations (Groups), Universities
Older Adults and Learning and Teaching
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Bora Jin – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
As the population ages, more older adults seek learning opportunities in various educational settings. This article highlights the understanding of older adult learners and the greater heterogeneity within this demographic. I explore why and how older adults learn, including their learning needs, the challenges of aging that may affect their…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Older Adults, Adult Educators, Learning Processes
Digital Resilience in the American Workforce: Findings from a National Landscape Scan on Adult Digital Literacy Instruction
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McDonnell, Rachel Pleasants; Fraser, Shakari; Sullivan, Felicia; Webber, Alison Ascher; Vanek, Jen; Harris, Jamie – Jobs for the Future, 2022
With the urgency of adult digital skill development as a backdrop, the Digital Resilience in the American Workforce (DRAW) initiative, funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), conducted a national landscape scan to identify existing resources and effective approaches for digital skills…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Learning, Technological Literacy, Computer Literacy
Do School Reputation and Price Matter? The Choice for Continuing Education in Acquiring Digital Skills by Adult Learners
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Wong, Adam; Lee, Daisy; Chan, Catherine – Education and Information Technologies, 2022
Taking courses by continuing education (CE) providers is one of the main ways for adults to learning digital skills. CE is provided in either face-to-face (F2F) or online distance learning (ODL) mode. While F2F courses are natural and well-understood, ODL is flexible and less expensive. However, ODL lacks the natural teacher-student and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Learning, Continuing Education, Digital Literacy
The Visibility and Accessibility of Support Services for Older Adult Learners
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Wilma Helena Yeargin – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The current and projected influx of older adult learners over 50 years of age implies the need to revisit lenses in which they are perceived and their academic needs. Though there are several support services to assist with physiological, socioeconomical, emotional, and cognitive hindrances, accessibility to these services continues to be the…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Adult Learning, Student Personnel Services, Higher Education
Understanding the Recruitment, Admissions, and Enrollment Experiences of Nontraditional Students across Generations
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James D. Campbell – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This doctoral research study examined how nontraditional students from different generations experience returning to college to gain insight into their media and technology usage habits and determine how those differences might influence enrollment marketing practices. The study was designed and administered using relationship marketing as a…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Adult Education, Student Recruitment, Generational Differences