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Hwang, Jihee; Yoon, Seung Won – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
Along with the rapidly changing social and economic context accompanied by COVID-19, concerns have been raised for the less-educated, low-wage workers who disproportionately experienced disadvantages in accessing workplace learning or training opportunities essential for job placement or career development. In response to the challenges of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Labor Force Development, Workplace Learning, Disadvantaged
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Lyndsey El Amoud; Annalisa L. Raymer; Renee Tan – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
This chapter examines three distinct approaches to lifelong learning to illustrate workforce and societal development efforts in Europe, Singapore, and the United States. The case studies bring to the fore various complex issues, including, in the case of Europe, ensuring more equitable access to workforce development initiatives for all.…
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Lifelong Learning, Economic Development
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Truty, Daniela – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2004
This chapter addresses the contradictions inherent to working at the confluence of human resource development and adult education, as well as the opportunity for transformation in the workplace.
Descriptors: Labor Force Development, Human Resources, Adult Education, Organizational Development