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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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Hunter-Johnson, Yvonne; Niu, Yuanlu; Smith, Sharlene; Whitaker, Brandi; Wells, Rehshetta; Charkasova, Aynur – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2020
The transitioning of veterans, specifically as mature workers, from the "military world" to the "civilian world," and by extension, the civilian workforce is the ultimate career transition. Despite their motivation and resilience, veterans still encounter a multiplicity of challenges when transitioning to the civilian…
Descriptors: Veterans, Career Development, Human Resources, Labor Force Development
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Jacobson, Erik – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2017
This chapter reviews how the impact of WIOA on adult education provision in the United States may be limited because of persistent structural problems within adult education policy and practice.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Investment, Educational Opportunities, Labor Force Development