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Daniela Coelho; Richa Goyal; Sullay Kanu; Kathryn Swift; Shannon Glasgow – Adult Learning, 2025
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) has expanded to support increasingly economic and technologically competitive environments, often governed by Adult Learning and Education (ALE) principles. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), however, despite the importance given to CPD, the field of ALE remains underdeveloped. Bearing this in mind, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communication Skills, Professional Development, Allied Health Occupations
Wendy Griswold – Adult Learning, 2024
Climate change and climate education concern more than climate and the environment, as our social and economic systems both rely upon and are impacted by climate and environment. We cannot address the human impact on our global climate and local environments without several nations reconstructing their social and economic systems to be equitable…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Climate, Adult Learning, Sustainable Development
Barcinas, Susan J.; Fleener, M. Jayne – Adult Learning, 2023
Adult education has historically played a role in modern democracies in support of civic participation and democratic engagement. In the context of a relatively stable and unchanging society, learning "about" and participating "in" the democratic process allow for tweaking the mechanisms of democracy. In present times, taken…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Role of Education, Literacy
Michael Agyemang Adarkwah – Adult Learning, 2025
Adult learners are a neglected species in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) era. The sweeping changes brought by GenAI in the educational arena have implications for adult learning. GenAI in education will usher in a world of adult learning that will be radically different from its predecessor. However, how adult learners will apply…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Man Machine Systems, Natural Language Processing, Adult Learning
David A. Housel; Hannah Weinstock; Chandana Mahadeswaraswamy; Paula DaSilva Michelin – Adult Learning, 2024
Given changes in the 21st century workplace and expectations of employers, the notion that a bachelor's degree is the sole pathway to sustainable employment and a middle-class life in the United States has become obsolete. Many (e.g., Fleming, 2016) have argued that employers are now seeking employees with technical skills, digital literacy, and…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Employment Potential, Special Degree Programs, Credentials
Wyrostek, Warren; Downey, Steven – Adult Learning, 2017
Practitioners use an expansive array of instructional design models. Although many of these models acknowledge the need for analyzing occupational roles, they do not define steps for conducting these analyses. This article reviews prominent models and provides prescriptive guidance for selecting appropriate models given a project's (a) Product…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Models, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Hodges, Traci L. – Adult Learning, 2017
Traci L. Hodges is a doctoral student in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program at the University of Missouri St. Louis. Her research interests are comparative adult education, African American adult education, and critical education. Having witnessed freedom protests in Madrid, Spain, and Ferguson, Missouri, she shares her…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Activism, Learning Experience
Majeski, Robin A.; Stover, Merrily; Valais, Teresa; Ronch, Judah – Adult Learning, 2017
Given the complex challenges organizations face and the importance of emotional intelligence to effective leadership, management education has begun to help adult learners develop emotional intelligence competencies. These include emotional self-control, conflict management, teamwork, cultural awareness, and inspirational leadership, among other…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Online Courses, Higher Education, Adult Learning
Wuestewald, Todd – Adult Learning, 2016
Executive development programs (EDPs) have undergone significant change since their introduction in the early 20th century. As an adjunct or alternative to traditional education, EDPs are considered an efficient means of imparting critical, functional, and social-behavior skills to current and future organizational leaders. Consequently, such…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Management Development, Educational Development, Educational History
Prins, Lisa; Pauchulo, Ana Laura; Brooke, Auralia; Corrigan, Joe – Adult Learning, 2015
We ask the reader to consider a proposal for cooperative renewal in the evaluation of a course (OurU) offered in partnership between a university and community-based adult learning center. This proposal's aim is to enhance adult learners' ability to evaluate their learning experiences, with the goal of adopting more learner-directed content into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Adult Education
Monk, David F. – Adult Learning, 2013
The objective of this article is to investigate learning in museums through the lens of John Dewey's philosophy of education and experiential learning. The influence of Dewey's philosophy of education is widespread and resounding. In this article, I examine the experiential qualities of Dewey's philosophy and compare it with the objectives of the…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Philosophy
Wagner, Cecelia – Adult Learning, 2013
The new "green economy" affects adult education and workforce development as adult workers seek skills and knowledge that will help them find success in work and life. Recent years have brought about increased interest in and discussion of training for green jobs. Since the introduction of the Green Jobs Act in 2007, questions about how exactly to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Career Development, Education Work Relationship, Expertise
Gadio, Moussa – Adult Learning, 2011
This article focuses on the issue of policy development for adult learning in Mali, West Africa. On January 2007, the Malian government adopted the "Adult Non-formal Education Policy Document," which was intended to regulate the adult learning sector and federate the actions of policy makers, adult education providers, and adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Johnson, Michelle A.; Stephens, Mattyna L. – Adult Learning, 2012
In 2009, President Obama and his administration sought to overhaul the existing educational reform program and launched their initiative titled Race to the Top (RTTT). RTTT, a competitive grant program, comprised six priorities designed to help states reform their current educational systems. Priority five calls for states to evaluate their…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Chang, Bo – Adult Learning, 2010
The learning community plays an important role in expanding lifelong learning ideas in social units such as cities, towns, and communities. Some European countries, Australia, Japan, Korea, and China are employing the idea of learning community to promote lifelong learning in local communities. In an effort to address recent social problems, China…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Change Strategies
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