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Direct linkMelanie Viola Partsch; Monique Landberg – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2024
In today's world, lifelong learning (LLL) is a key element of individual and societal success. However, despite knowing potential determinants of LLL, we do not yet understand how they interact to facilitate LLL. Therefore, the present study aims to verify the usefulness of the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) in predicting LLL. We applied a…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Behavior Theories, Nonformal Education, Informal Education
Liu, Huacong – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
Drawing on the PIAAC data, in this paper I examine how motivational factors such as motivation to learn and grit are related to low-numerate adults' employment status and their actual participation in lifelong learning in Germany, the United States and South Korea. In particular, the study uses PIAAC self-reported data on the degree to which the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Adult Learning, Numeracy
Westerman, Johan – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
This study advances the analysis of cognitive skill use at work by considering another crucial factor: the motivation-to-learn (MtL). Previous research has indicated that MtL forms cognitive skills in the school setting. However, the role of MtL in the work setting is much less understood. The present study analyses the association between MtL and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Literacy, Numeracy
Download full textIcardi, Rossella – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2021
Context: Existing studies have explored the association between workplace training and wages suggesting that training participation may have a positive association with wages. However, we still know very little about whether this association varies between men and women. Through its potential positive association with wages, training may balance…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, On the Job Training, Outcomes of Education, Salary Wage Differentials
Dikhtyar, Oksana; Helsinger, Abigail; Cummins, Phyllis; Hicks, Nytasia – Grantee Submission, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused one of the worst economic crises since the Great Depression. Although countries responded quickly to support displaced workers with assistance packages and funding for education and training, additional measures might be needed. Each country's economic recovery will most likely depend on how well its workforce is…
Descriptors: Adult Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Economic Impact
Durda, Tabea; Gauly, Britta; Buddeberg, Klaus; Lechner, Clemens M.; Artelt, Cordula – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2020
Background: In Germany, three large-scale surveys--the Level One Study (LEO), the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), and the National Educational Panel Study (NEPS)--provide complementary data on adults' literacy skills that can be harnessed to study adults with low literacy. To ensure that research on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Adult Literacy, Surveys
