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Keita, Omar; Lee, Ya-Hui – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2022
This study explored adult learners' experiences of participating in a second-chance education pilot program in The Gambia. The study examined learners' motivation for enrolling in the program, barriers they faced, and their benefits from attending the program. The participants consist of 13 learners from a second chance education centre in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adults, Dropouts
Coss, Sarah – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2022
This article explores the experiences of a group of women who having achieved success in education and returned to the adult learning environment again. A creative methodological approach allows the women to describe in their own words experiences of educational success and motivations to return to learning. Discussion points predominantly focus…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Females, Older Adults
O'Sullivan, Ciaran; Robinson, Paul; Keogh, John; O'Neill, John – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2017
So-called "Mathematics-anxiety" can be a key inhibitor for some adult learners considering higher education. The Institute of Technology Tallaght (ITT) in Dublin hosts the "Centre of Expertise for Adult Numeracy/Mathematics Education" mathematics research group which is a hub of EPISTEM, formerly known as the "National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety, Adult Learning, Reentry Students
Mooney, Des – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2011
Using a qualitative case study method the researcher studied a group of adult returning students completing a childcare course. Methods used included focus groups, a questionnaire and observations. Using a holistic analysis approach (Yin 2003) of the case the researcher then focused on a number of key issues. From this analysis the themes of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Reentry Students
MacGregor, Cassandra; Ryan, Thomas G. – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
This paper illuminates and details some of the traits, pressures and semi-autonomy of the young adult between the ages of 18 and 24 who must confront the barriers and challenges upon returning to secondary school within the high school and the adult education centre context. Focusing on these young adults is fundamentally important to begin to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Young Adults, Adult Students
Barbeiro, Luis Filipe; Joao, Claudia; Santos, Susana – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2011
In the past few years there has been an increase in the number of adult students in higher education courses, many of whom have returned to school after a break. Most of these students do not intend to continue their studies from the point where they stopped; rather, they want to prepare for specific tests in order to have direct access to higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
Duckworth, Vicky; Cochrane, Matthew – Education & Training, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the choices learners have in steering their way through the educational system in the UK. Design/methodology/approach: The paper draws on data from two studies, one conducted in a state secondary school and the other in a Further Education College, both based in the north-west of England. Both used…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Socioeconomic Background, Educational Practices, Advantaged
Mason, Ray – Adults Learning (England), 1989
Open Access courses in Great Britain are a means of increasing adult student enrollment in science, engineering, and technology. However, these mature students are not performing as well in the physical and natural sciences as in the social sciences and humanities, raising questions about the curriculum, teaching methods, and assessment used with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning

Knights, S.; McDonald, R. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1982
Examines learning problems encountered when adults return to the university as students, including lack of educational counselling, pressure of outside commitments, outdated mathematical and science skills, and anxiety about study skills. Strategies to assist mature students are described. (JJD)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Aging (Individuals)
Stehlik, Tom; Christie, Michael – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2007
The article presents a comparative analysis of educational policy and provision in Sweden and Australia, with particular emphasis on the relative investment in continuing and further education in both countries. The authors investigate the extent to which further education opportunities provide a "second chance" at learning for adults…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Educational Opportunities
Powell, Stuart – 1999
Written for professional people returning to study, this book provides practical guidance and strategies to increase confidence, enhance skills, and develop critical awareness and creativity. Chapter 1 helps students identify reasons for return to study and their implications; examine their interpretations of what learning is; and think about…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
Townsend, Rob – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2006
This article reviews current literature and discussion about the policies and sites of Australian adult education and training and their potential impact on the development of social capital in a regional context. The review stems from a current research project examining the impact of participation in adult education by people from diverse…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Public Education, Student Diversity
McCormack, Robin; Pancini, Geraldine – 1991
This guide is designed for those teaching return-to-study courses for adults. It is divided into two parts. A course guide begins by explaining why past approaches for equipping students for academic success are unhelpful. The approach used in this guide is described by drawing on cognitive psychology, especially about short- and long-term memory,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age Differences
National Languages and Literacy Inst. of Australia, Melbourne. Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 1999
This information sheet provides a summary of general observations regarding adult learners. Adults from different walks of life may seek out learning at different times in their lives, for different reasons, and for vastly different purposes. Adult learning groups may include students of different ages, cultures, and educational and socioeconomic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Andragogy
Gorringe, Richard – Coombe Lodge Report, 1989
This report describes developments in Britain and the United States which enable people to use, in an education or training context, components of their achievements drawn directly from their prior experience. The report is divided into three sections. The first section consists of an account of the present situation in Britain concerning further…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Articulation (Education)
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