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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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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
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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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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
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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Donia Benmiloud; Uwe Gartenschlaeger – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
These are times of rapid change. According to the Marrakech Framework for Action, adult learning and education (ALE) can and should play an important role in equipping citizens with the necessary skills to participate actively in these processes and shaping the future. In this article, we share case studies from community projects in Tunisia and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civics, Citizenship Education, Skill Development
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Ellen Boeren – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted economic and social life across Europe and the wider world. Currently, the European Commission is heavily investing in recovery and resilience facilities to encourage economic and social reforms in Member States. As part of the European Semester, the Commission formulates annual Country-Specific…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Foreign Countries, Adult Education
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Yugant Patra – Commission for International Adult Education, 2023
The Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS) (translated into English as People's Education Institute) is an initiative of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India to improve occupational skills and technical knowledge of non/neo literates and persons having a rudimentary level of education but not completing high school in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Career and Technical Education, Skill Development
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Kate Van Roekel; Elizabeth Studstill; Edie Lantz Leppert – Adult Literacy Education, 2025
In response to high demand from program participants for both health literacy and digital skills support, the Literacy Connects English Language Acquisition for Adults program in Tucson, Arizona, created a mock patient portal (ELAA Med+) for use in their free, community-based, volunteer-taught English language and computer basics classes. Built…
Descriptors: Health, Multiple Literacies, Technological Literacy, English (Second Language)
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Aaron J. McKim; Jordan Pusateri Burroughs – Journal of Extension, 2024
Agriculture, food, and natural resource (AFNR) systems need leaders to catalyze positive change. Thus, Extension professionals have consistently developed innovative and impactful leadership programming. In the current study, the alumni of one such program in Michigan were surveyed to evaluate the sustained impact of the program. Program alumni…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Food, Natural Resources, Extension Agents
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Muhammad Mujtaba Asad; Aqsa Ajaz – International Journal of Information and Learning Technology, 2024
Purpose: A gripping keyword emerged in the dynamic world of 2022: GPT or the advent of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI), at its forefront, embodied by the mysterious ChatGPT. This technological marvel had been silently lurking in the background for just over five years. However, all of a sudden, it emerged onto the scene, capturing the…
Descriptors: Influence of Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Synchronous Communication
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Coberly-Holt, Patricia, Ed.; Elufiede, Kemi, Ed. – Adult Higher Education Alliance, 2023
The 47th annual conference of the Adult and Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) was held online and in person in March 2023. This year's conference theme is "Workforce Development: Micro-Credentials, Badges, and CEUs." The proceedings are comprised of the following papers: (1) Investing in Adult Learners and Creating Learning Environments…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Higher Education, Labor Force Development, Adult Learning
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Rivombo, Alfred Mashau; Motseke, Masilonyana – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The community colleges in many countries contribute enormously to skills development and job creation among the youth. In order to achieve these objectives, many governments play an active role in the establishment of community colleges. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the extent to which the Community Education and Training College…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Unemployment, College Role
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