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Cummins, Phyllis A.; Harrington, A. Katherine; Yamashita, Takashi – Adult Learning, 2022
Access to lifelong learning opportunities has long been discussed in terms of the economic benefits conferred by access to and engagement in further education by members of the labor force, particularly within the global knowledge economy. However, equitable access to lifelong education opportunities, particularly for low-skilled adults in the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Educational Finance, Financial Support
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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
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Julie M. Galliart; Kevin M. Roessger – Adult Learning, 2024
Practitioners of adult education have a long history of teaching for social change. They may, however, be uncomfortable using quantitative methods to assess the impact of their learning activities, or they might lack access to statistical analysis software. Quantitative methods help the practitioner determine whether behavioral or attitudinal…
Descriptors: Social Change, Adult Learning, Statistical Analysis, Methods
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Majeski, Robin A.; Stover, Merrily; Valais, Teresa – Adult Learning, 2018
The community of inquiry (COI) model identifies elements which are fundamental to a successful online learning experience, namely, teaching presence, cognitive presence, and social presence. The model has received empirical support as a useful framework for understanding the online learning experience. A limitation of the model is its…
Descriptors: Emotional Response, Inquiry, Electronic Learning, Models
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Wever Frerichs, Saundra; Pearman Fenton, Melissa Sue; Wingert, Kerri – Adult Learning, 2018
Quality out-of-school time (OST) programs for youth are limited by a lack of professional learning opportunities for staff and volunteers that are based upon solid learning theory, affordable, and scalable for a diverse field. The Click2Science project is an innovative model for professional learning experiences that support staff and volunteers…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Education, Models, Out of School Youth
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Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle; Mullett, Cathy; Griswold, Wendy; Baize-Ward, Amy; Vetor-Suits, Crissy; Londt, Susan Cole – Adult Learning, 2018
Using a framework of care to design experiences in formal or informal learning does two things. It acknowledges intentions of reflective learning through open communication and meets expectations of scholars seeking knowledge within a learning community. This proposed framework was developed from programs involving popular education, community…
Descriptors: Models, Popular Education, Adult Education, Community Education
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Klinge, Carolyn M. – Adult Learning, 2015
The purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual framework for mentoring as an added component of a learning organization in the context of adult learning and development theories. Mentoring is traditionally a process in which an experienced person (the mentor) guides another person (the mentee or protégé) in the development of her or his…
Descriptors: Mentors, Models, Adult Learning, Adult Development
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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
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Boydell, Tom – Adult Learning, 2016
Taking an autobiographical approach, I tell the story of my experiences facilitating adult development, in a polytechnic and as a management consultant. I relate these to a developmental framework of Modes of Being and Learning that I created and elaborated with colleagues. I connect this picture with a number of related models, theories,…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Teaching Experience, Facilitators (Individuals), Models
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Marschall, Sabrina; Davis, Cynthia – Adult Learning, 2012
The proliferation of postsecondary programs for working adults is not surprising, given the importance of a bachelor's degree to employment and higher earnings. However, the demographics of adult learners have changed significantly over the past 30 years, when degrees for adults targeted a middle-class population. Adults now return to college…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Critical Reading, Online Courses, Experiential Learning
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Jackson, Londell D. – Adult Learning, 2009
In reading the last section of their primary text, "Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide" by Merriam, Caffarella, and Baumgartner (2007) in his Adult Learning and Development class, the author continued to feel as though he was being self-assured of his previous learning experiences once again. The final section of the text focused on…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Developmental Psychology
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Sonstrom, Wendy Jean – Adult Learning, 2009
In this reflection, the author proposes that doctoral education is currently undergoing paradigm devolution. Her perspective is that of a doctoral student, specifically a full-time graduate student working towards a Ph.D. in adult education. This fall semester marks her last of coursework, and she finds herself searching to make meaning of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Models, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
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Zafft, Cynthia K. – Adult Learning, 2008
America is becoming a less educated nation (National Commission on Adult Literacy, 2008). While this is frequently measured through comparisons of the number of adults with college degrees, strategies to address sagging educational attainment statistics in the United States are typically focused on K-12 reforms--mostly through expanded definitions…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Educational Attainment
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Fischler, Lory A.; Zachary, Lois J. – Adult Learning, 2009
Good mentoring depends on effective learning. Effective learning depends on the readiness, willingness, and openness of mentoring partners. The concept of mentoring as a partnership does not come easy to many who experience mentoring through the lens of the traditional paradigm that focused on an older, more experienced person passing on knowledge…
Descriptors: Mentors, Adult Learning, Learning Processes, Partnerships in Education
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Cherem, Barbara – Adult Learning, 1990
Three factors affecting the paradigm shift in adult education are the exponential growth of information, changing demographics, and emergence of a philosophy of adult development. The focus is changing from adult education to adult learning, from adult education practitioners to facilitators. Professional organizations must convince funders and…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning
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