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Baumgartner, Lisa M.; Jin, Bora; Kim, Junghwan – Adult Learning, 2023
Older adults are a growing population. This article reviews the literature on older adults in "Adult Learning" from its inception in 1989 through 2020. Topics focus primarily on program reports, programmatic learning needs, personal reflections, and classroom methods. Key findings include that "older adult" is not well-defined…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Adult Education, Literature Reviews, Educational History
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Mahmoud, Montasser Mohamed AbdelWahab – Adult Learning, 2015
This article discusses the relationship between culture and English language teaching (ELT) in the Arab World. A critical question arises in terms of ELT, that is, whether to teach culture along with English. To answer such a bewildering question, this article presents related literature and studies and discusses a theoretical frame based on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), English Instruction, Cultural Education, Educational Practices
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Helms, Kimberly Turner; Libertz, Daniel – Adult Learning, 2014
The purpose of this paper is to explain which evidence-based interventions in study strategies have been successful in helping soldiers and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) return to the classroom. Military leaders have specifically identified TBI as one of the signature injuries of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with over a quarter of…
Descriptors: Intervention, Injuries, Military Personnel, Brain
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Nielsen, Kristen – Adult Learning, 2015
Writing is critical to success in education, the workplace, and everyday communication yet receives limited attention in the research, particularly the topic of writing instruction in adult education. Adult literacy practitioners frequently lack training in writing instruction and must rely on a confusing array of information, primarily derived…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Writing Instruction, Educational Practices, Adult Education