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Leijon, Marie; Gudmundsson, Petri; Staaf, Patricia; Christersson, Cecilia – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2022
This review maps patterns in research on Challenge Based Learning (CBL) in higher education (HE) between 2009 and 2020. How is CBL defined in HE settings? How is CBL in HE grounded scientifically in the research? The results show a shift of CBL from being a concept coined by a multinational technology company targeting learning in schools, to…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Higher Education, Adult Learning, Definitions
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Livingston, Manuel; Cummings-Clay, Denise – International Journal of Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Higher Education, 2023
Community-college professors possess knowledge in distinct disciplines and have varied experiences that they encompass in their college classrooms. Additionally, creating effective environments for teaching and learning require these assets from instructors to fulfill their curriculum needs. Teaching is a multidimensional and complex activity that…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Andragogy, Teaching Methods, Community Colleges
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Malso, Elina – Hungarian Educational Research Journal, 2022
Adults learn when they actively engage in meaningful activities. Meaningfulness is an extremely subjective factor, which depends on experiences, values, attitudes and much more. "The ways in which adults learn in and through the workplace are rooted in educational trajectories and their complex intertwining with social institutions (of labour…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learner Engagement, Adult Learning, Workplace Learning
April Dawn Sanders – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Educators are often looking for ways to increase engagement and academic achievement in their classrooms; therefore, the problem addressed in this study is the decrease in academic achievement caused by a low level of classroom engagement amongst high school seniors. The purpose of this qualitative action research study is to increase academic…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Educational Principles, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement
Nayrie Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Adult learners are returning to school to acquire and enhance workplace essential skills needed to meet changing job market expectations. Adequately preparing adult learners for the workforce necessitates understanding their views and experiences. The problem explored in this study was the lack of research regarding business school stakeholders'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Skills, Adult Learning, Labor Force Development