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Mark Prendergast; Annette Forster; Niamh O'Meara; Kathy O'Sullivan; Fiona Faulkner – Irish Educational Studies, 2025
Despite the clear and obvious need for adults to be proficient in numeracy, international studies suggest that many continue to struggle in this area. In Ireland, one of the main challenges continues to be the availability of effective adult numeracy education. This is a diverse sector, and little is known about the varied provision of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Numeracy, Faculty Development, Adult Educators
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Lisa Kaslon; Nathan W. Conner; Catherine Mthinda; Limson Kaluzi; Austen Moore – Journal of Human Sciences & Extension, 2025
The effectiveness of Extension work is highly dependent on the preparedness and professional competencies of Extension practitioners. One area of training that is of importance to Extension practitioners is adult learning. According to Malcolm Knowles, andragogy is the art and science of adult learning. This study looked at the principles of adult…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Extension Education, Adult Learning, Andragogy
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Aparajita Datta; Stephanie Coates; Alan Rossiter; Ramanan Krishnamoorti – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2025
Decarbonization and the energy transition require many workers in the incumbent energy industry to transform their knowledge base and skills. Upskilling and reskilling programs that address the skills gap and offer opportunities for continued education are critical for workforce development and social equity. We evaluated if six online energy…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Job Training, Job Skills, Skill Development
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Judith A. Alamprese; Kees Hoogland – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
Adults' development of literacy and numeracy skills that can enable them to navigate the demands of contemporary life and be prepared for the future is central to their economic, social, and personal well-being and the functioning of society. This article discusses the role of literacy and numeracy in adult learning and education, beginning with…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Literacy, Numeracy, Skill Development
Cassidy L. Nelson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examines the evolution of supervision among new student affairs professionals, exploring the transformative journey from graduate school to full-time roles. Drawing upon qualitative research methods, the study delves into the experiences and perceptions of new student affairs professionals as they navigate their supervisory…
Descriptors: Novices, Student Personnel Workers, Career Development, Employee Attitudes
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Shane Pill; Deb Agnew; Liz Abery – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2024
Background: Coaching is grounded in three knowledge components: professional, interpersonal and intrapersonal knowledge. Coach development research has shown that coaches value contextual, in situ, learning with mentors more highly than formal, mediated programs that are offered by sporting bodies, which often provide generic content. Purpose: The…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
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Jane Shkel; Alicia Geng; Elise Pilchak; Maria Estefania Millan; Jessica M. Schwartzman; Rachel Schuck; Maria Victoria Bundang; Agatha Barnowski; Devon M. Slap; Sydney Stratford; Antonio Y. Hardan; Jennifer M. Phillips; Grace W. Gengoux – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
Despite the popularity of social skills groups, there remains a need for empirical investigation of treatment effects, especially when targeting pivotal aspects of social functioning such as initiations to peers. The goal of the present study was to conduct a randomized controlled trial of a 12-week social intervention (SUCCESS), which combined an…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Preschool Children, Parent Education, Intervention
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Yotam Ronen – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2024
Between 1916 and 1918, a group of Chinese intellectuals opened a school in Paris for Chinese workers who came to Europe in aid of the Allied cause. One of them, Cai Yuanpei, created a textbook based on lectures he gave at the school, which included chapters on moral and intellectual topics. This article focuses on two of these chapters -- History…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, War, Foreign Workers, Educational History
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Muddassir Siddiqi – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2024
The rapid pace of technological change is revolutionizing every sector of the economy, transforming how value is created and delivered to consumers through technologies like robotics, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. This transformation underscores the need for a diverse workforce as the new skills valued and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Career Centers, Community Colleges, Skill Development
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Angela Bate – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2024
The Labour Party's manifesto aims to reform further and higher education by integrating business, training providers and unions within a governmental effort to ensure a highly trained workforce. Skills England will align training with labour market needs, empower local leaders and enhance support for job seekers. However, the focus on young people…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Goldoni, Diógines; Reis, Helena Macedo; Carrascoso, Mateus Morial; Jaques, Patricia A. – International Journal of Learning Technology, 2023
In an increasingly fast-changing and diverse world, the role of socio-emotional skills has become more crucial. These skills are correlated with academic and professional achievement, healthier interactions, and greater well-being. Contrary to commonly believed, socio-emotional skills are not innate and can be taught and learned. Although there…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Social Emotional Learning, Educational Technology
Kandra G. Knowles-Ferreira – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Current literature often focuses primarily on students when thinking of avenues to increase their academic achievement and/or social and emotional well-being, rather than increasing teacher professional capacity to directly impact students by developing their own social and emotional well-being. Therefore, there is a need to explore adult social…
Descriptors: Role Theory, Professional Development, Social Emotional Learning, Teacher Characteristics
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
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Eunice Swee Suat Lim; Sarojni Choy – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2025
Online education is now a common mode of delivery to support continuous education and training for adults. A range of technological platforms and processes have evolved to make online learning more engaging and effective, notably since the pandemic. Notwithstanding the widespread adoption of online education, research shows that many adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Electronic Learning, Interpersonal Competence
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Sihong Liu; Tiffany Phu; Amy Dominguez; Eliana Hurwich-Reiss; Drew McGee; Sarah Watamura; Philip Fisher – Prevention Science, 2025
Many existing preventive intervention programs focus on promoting responsive parenting practices. However, these parenting programs are often long in duration and expensive, and meta-analytic evidence indicates that families facing high levels of adversity typically benefit less. Moreover, due to a lack of specification and evaluation of…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Caregiver Child Relationship, Self Efficacy, Child Behavior
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