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Andrew J. Collins; Christopher Lynch; Jim Leathrum; Gayane Grigoryan; T. Stephen Cotter; Ross Gore; Brandon Butler – Adult Learning, 2025
Higher education programs are rapidly transitioning online in support of a broader geographic base, working professionals, and, recently, emergency contingencies such as COVID-19. The flexibility of online courses makes them attractive to adult learners; as such, there is much academic discussion about online learning for adult learners and the…
Descriptors: Minicourses, Online Courses, Adult Students, Professional Education
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Moilanen, Jon H. – Adult Learning, 2015
Adult learners regularly confront complex and dynamic challenges in moments of crisis that require self-efficacy of intuition and immediate decision. Such "snap decision-making" requires highly developed critical thinking skills to effectively operate in the midst of chaos. This decisiveness is particularly challenging in the military…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills