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Billett, Stephen; Le, Anh Hai; Smith, Raymond; Choy, Sarojni – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
The transitions adults negotiate across their working lives need to be further understood for governments, workplaces, and the community to effectively support these adults. Through analyses of worklife history interview data with 30 working age adults, distinct kinds of changes comprising these transitions have been delineated as representative…
Descriptors: Career Development, Family Work Relationship, Lifelong Learning, Adults
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Potter, Judith – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2021
This study uses the McGill Community for Lifelong Learning (MCLL) as a case study to probe issues related to seniors' learning within university contexts, including demographics, effects of learning on the lives of older adults, mutual benefits, and expectations for learners and the university community of which they are members. The intention of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Adult Students
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Kang, Haijun; Lin, Xi – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2019
As China is playing an active role in the World's politics, economy, and cultural circles, being able to communicate in English has become one of the basic life and work skills and a key for global access and integration. High mobile technology penetration, together with the proliferation of mobile learning applications, have made it possible for…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, English (Second Language), Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Bear, Anne A. Ghost – Journal of Adult Education, 2012
The learning needs for adults that result from the constant increase in technology are rooted in the adult learning concepts of (a) andragogy, (b) self-directed learning, (c) learning-how-to-learn, (d) real-life learning, and (e) learning strategies. This study described the learning strategies that adults use in learning to engage in an online…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Adult Learning, Andragogy, Literacy