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Mohammad Ali Heidari-Shahreza – Adult Learning, 2025
This article, a conceptual and theoretical piece, opens a window on "playful learning" as a philosophy of education and a suite of diverse pedagogical approaches, methods, and techniques. The paper criticizes the serious ambience of adult education with its high levels of instrumentalism and performativity. It argues for playful learning…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Play, Ideology, Adult Learning
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Cairns, Abbie – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2022
Many have defined the artist-teacher, most notable Alan Thornton (2013), who outlines the artist-teacher as an individual who practices making art and teaching art and is dedicated to both activities as a practitioner. However, this definition does not specifically define the artist-teacher in adult community learning (ACL). This article considers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Artists, Teachers
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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