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Goos, Merrilyn; Prendergast, Mark; O'Meara, Niamh; O'Sullivan, Kathy – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2023
This paper revisits and reanalyses data from a study carried out in the further education and training sector in the Republic of Ireland to investigate (1) how adults access and participate in numeracy courses and (2) how adult numeracy provision might support active citizenship. We analysed 45 interviews with adult education providers, adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Adult Education, Numeracy
Macdonald, Sheila; Watson, Jodi – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2022
This article explores a cross-disciplinary collaboration within English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision for adults born outside the United Kingdom (UK). By foregrounding collaborative practice between a language practitioner and an artist, we offer a practical experience of working beyond and besides language which offers both an…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Wittich, Walter; Watanabe, Donald H.; Scully, Lizabeth; Bergevin , Martin – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2013
Introduction: In the Province of Quebec, Canada, it is estimated that only about one-third of working-age adults with visual impairments are part of the workforce, despite ongoing efforts of rehabilitation and government agencies to integrate these individuals. The present article describes the development and adaptation of a pre-employment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Development, Visual Impairments, Employment Programs
Fazekas, Mihály; Kurekova, Lucia Mytna – OECD Publishing, 2016
Higher level vocational education and training (VET) programmes are facing rapid change and intensifying challenges. What type of training is needed to meet the needs of changing economies? How should the programmes be funded? How should they be linked to academic and university programmes? How can employers and unions be engaged? The country…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Educational Needs, Educational Finance
Jimoyiannis, Athanassios; Gravani, Maria – Educational Technology & Society, 2011
The research reported in this paper aspires to shed light into adult digital literacy using learners' and educators' experiences and perceptions at Second Chance Schools, a project in Greece aiming at combating social exclusion through education. In exploring the above, this investigation uses a case-study approach within a qualitative paradigm…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Foreign Countries, Technological Literacy, Educational Change
Boshier, Roger; Huang, Yan; Song, Qihui; Song, Lei – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2006
In Western countries, women and men, young and old, enroll in adult education for different reasons. This is even more the case in China. This study helps Shanghai program planners better appreciate learners by understanding how motivational orientations vary as a function of gender and age. The Chinese version of the Education Participation Scale…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Systems, Females, Stimulation