This phenomenological qualitative study was conducted to explore the lived experiences of Latina immigrants who participated in a virtual adult education program in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic and school closures. While immigrants comprise about half of the adult learner population in the United States (Hoffstetter & Cherewka,…

Purpose: Digitalisation is reshaping the learning process, shifting it towards personalisation and online learning, and fuelling the growth of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and micro-credentials. Despite being a popular global trend, limited studies have looked at micro-credentials and their impact on learners' behavioural outcomes. The…

The aim of this mixed-methods study was to explore the engagement experiences of undergraduate adult students (n = 77) in fully online courses. Results of the study revealed participants spent approximately half of their educational time per week on engagement activities. Participants in this study frequently interacted with peers in activities…

Nontraditional students make up a majority of post-secondary online learners in the United States. The development of online learning modalities continues to grow and transform the educational landscape, providing expansive options and vastly improving student access to completing an undergraduate program. Unfortunately, with this growth, online…

An increasing number of part-time adult learners have enrolled in master's programmes globally for career advancement and personal growth. The educational and working backgrounds of these part-time master's students are diverse. Their motivations for pursuing master's degrees and continued learning are also varied. We explored part-time master's…

This research digest addresses digital health literacies, demonstrating the important role that adult basic education instructors can play in supporting learners to adapt to a changing digital world. This review is structured by first examining the relationship between the internet and health. The report then discusses the digital health…

This brief examines one-year and five-year enrollment trends at Kentucky's two-year (KCTCS) and four-year postsecondary institutions (both public and private). Enrollment growth was strong across all sectors and student populations in 2024. These positive enrollment trends will help Kentucky reach its educational attainment goal of 60% of adults…

Adult literacy in the U.S. remains a persistent challenge. Alarmingly, half of adults demonstrated literacy skills at or below basic proficiency levels. This deficiency significantly impacts the daily functioning, workplace success, health outcomes, and socioeconomic disparities. Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) serve as a promising solution for…

Interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory (IPARTheory) claims that when people perceive themselves to be accepted (rather than rejected) by important others in their lives, they tend to have greater psychological adjustment. Previous research shows that higher levels of adjustment are related to better academic performance, for young adults both…

In today's world, having at least basic digital skills is essential in working, social, and family life. The present study uses grounded theory to explore ways in which people with little formal schooling engage with the digital world. Drawing on 54 semi-structured interviews, it describes how people with little IT experience from formal education…

This article draws on a case study of an international master's degree programme in educational quality and leadership for senior professionals in sub-Saharan Africa. It reflects the experience of adapting a blended learning approach to a purely online format in response to pandemic-induced lockdowns and travel bans in 2020-2021. Based on this…

Digital technology has become essential for daily life, creating a complex challenge for adult migrants with limited or interrupted formal education who must simultaneously develop digital literacy, additional language, and basic literacy skills. This study examines how different groups of Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education…

This paper contributes to debates that shaped a special issue of "Discourse" in 2017 by taking the debate about "responsibilisation" in education into the realm of Foundations Skills in Australia. The difficulties that many Australian adults experience with low levels of language, literacy and numeracy skills (Foundation…

This commentary urges researchers and readers to rethink definitions of adulthood and its relevance in literacy research by arguing that adult readers are distinct from children and even college students. More specifically, it argues that adult literacy learners (those reading at the 8th-grade level equivalent or below and those who did not…

Mid-career men and women professionals describe their pervasive sense of 'lateness' retraining in law. Against industry patterns of lawyers wishing to leave the profession, these individuals had chosen to assert or reassert a desire to become lawyers partway through existing careers. What cultural narratives mediate the process of making this…