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Assefa, Yalalem; Moges, Bekalu Tadesse; Aynalem, Workineh Birhanu; Azmera, Yibeltal Aemro; Shah, Mohd Asif; Mohamed, Abduselam Abdulahi – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
The quality of adult learning depends on the professionalisation of individuals who are involved in the adult education programs provision. The delivery of adult education programs is mainly supported by facilitators. Increasing the amount of time and effort put into developing and acknowledging their contributions can aid in motivating and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Workplace Learning, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Shi, Jiyan; Abbott, Christine – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2023
A Chinese financial company, through the introduction of action learning methodology, identified core problems from strategy, and finally solved the core strategic problems by forming action learning teams of middle and senior managers, and in the process improved the mindset and capabilities of middle and senior managers. This account of Practice…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Talent Development, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries
Bloom, Gary; Wilson, Jackie Owens – Corwin, 2023
How can we construct professional development and supervision models that best serve the needs of adult learners? Building on the groundbreaking model outlined in the bestselling first edition of "Blended Coaching," authors Bloom and Wilson outline a powerful set of strategies that can serve as a foundation for effective supervision.…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Coaching (Performance), Professional Development, Supervision
Marcaletti, Francesco; Íñiguez-Berrozpe, Tatiana; Elboj-Saso, Carmen; Garavaglia, Emma – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2023
Adult training is a fundamental strategy for the improvement of workers' skills and employability. However, as workers age and remain in the same company, the risk of losing motivation for learning may grow. In a sample of 1,452 workers from 17 Spanish companies, we analyzed to what extent the training factor increases their quality of employment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Status, Aging (Individuals)
Phillips, DerNecia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The General Educational Development (GED) is a high school equivalency credential sought after by millions of Americans who do not hold a traditional high school diploma. This program evaluation offers insight to a local adult GED program as it seeks to increase the retention and GED completion rates of the students in their program. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, High School Equivalency Programs, Program Evaluation, Barriers
Patterson, Marcia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease that affects over 34.2 million or 10.5% of the U.S. population and ranks as the seventh leading cause of death. Tennessee's diabetes prevalence rate is ranked 45th overall in the nation, with 14.9% of the population affected, and in the local area for this project, the rate is greater than 15%,…
Descriptors: Diabetes, Health Education, Nurses, Knowledge Level
Karmaeva, Natalia; Kosyakova, Yuliya – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2022
We apply cumulative advantage (CA) theory to understand the social hierarchies behind the accumulation of skills and rewards through Adult Learning and Education (ALE) -- formal, informal, and non-formal. Using representative data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS-HSE), we confirm the assumption of CA theory that advantages are…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Informal Education
Nav R. Ghimire; Vikram Koundinya; Anil Kumar Chaudhary; John M. Diaz; Jon Hogge – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2023
Improving the quality of educational programs and the demand for accountability have put the professional development of Extension educators high on Cooperative Extension's agenda. Effective professional development facilitates improved program design and implementation, which, in turn, translates into higher clientele satisfaction. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Adult Educators, Adult Education, Professional Development
Ellen Daniëls; Katrien Cuyvers; Vincent Donche – Vocations and Learning, 2024
Learning in the workplace supports physicians in developing competences to ensure quality medical care. As such, learning in the workplace is essential for physicians' life-long professional development. Notwithstanding its importance, research on physicians' learning in the workplace and the corresponding motivational drivers is limited. In this…
Descriptors: Physicians, Professional Development, Work Environment, Medical Education
Jurmo, Paul J. – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2020
This article describes two decades of workplace basic skills efforts in the United States (mid 1980s to early 2000s). Private- and public-sector groups defined the problem of inadequate basic skills in the incumbent workforce. They raised awareness of this problem as it affected various segments of the workforce and diverse industries. They…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Basic Skills, Educational History, Adult Education
Daquanna Harrison; Margaret Patterson – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2023
Using data collected through a survey on professional development in adult education (AE), Elevation Educational Consulting Group (EECG) and Research Allies for Lifelong Learning provide the field of AE with an analysis focused on two aspects of the survey. The data were collected from separate surveys, for administrators and instructors, with a…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Adult Education
Skills & Qualifications: Benefits for People. How Learning and Guidance Professionals Make It Happen
Carlebach, Ezri; Branco, Eduarda Castel; Deij, Arjen; de Jong, Mirjam; van Uden, Jolien – European Training Foundation, 2019
The world is undergoing a major transformation that requires new skills and qualifications, new ways for people to know about skills and qualifications, and new ways to acquire skills and qualifications. This toolkit is about skills and qualifications, and the benefits they provide for people in a changing environment. It focuses specifically on…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Employment Qualifications, Job Training, Foreign Countries
Youmans, Alexandra; Godden, Lorraine – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2022
The Coalition Model for Professional Development (CMfPD) was created to develop capacity in a network of adult and continuing education (A&CE) staff from eight district school boards in the eastern Ontario region in Canada. The CMfPD had three main components: (1) a collaborative structure, (2) continuous learning and (3) a culture of care.…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Models, Capacity Building, Adult Education
Passig, David; Zoref, Lior – Interactive Learning Environments, 2022
Background: Proceeding with life-long learning decisions is a complex task for most adults pursuing professional development. Objective: This study investigated the use of collective intelligence as a new approach to examine one's professional development options. Methods: A systematic deliberation procedure within Facebook where people ask their…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Cooperative Learning, Intelligence, Decision Making
Goldhawk, Andy; Waller, Richard – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2023
This article discusses the findings of research into further education (FE) lecturers' and middle managers' perceptions of what constitutes effective professional development. This focus addresses an area of paucity in the literature that requires attention in this historically under-funded, yet evermore burdened, education sector which can ill…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Middle Management, Teacher Attitudes