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Korshunov, Ilya; Lubnikov, Sergei; Miroshnikov, Maxim; Tyunin, Arkadii – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2023
Using the PIAAC data, we show how exposure to various dimensions of nonformal and informal learning relates to the problem-solving capacity in a technology-rich environment for working adults. The sample included permanent staff from various economic sectors, self-employed individuals, and casual employees doing fixed-term contracts (n = 1248)…
Descriptors: Employees, Self Employment, Nonformal Education, Informal Education
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Costa, Ana L.; Vaz, Henrique; Menezes, Isabel – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2021
Work as a place of activism is a vast field to be explored in adult education research, particularly within educational, social, and community intervention with people in situations of vulnerability. This qualitative study aims to unveil the richness of activists' learning processes and outcomes by reflecting on the pedagogy of professional…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Activism, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
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Kyndt, Eva; Dochy, Filip; Onghena, Patrick; Baert, Herman – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2013
In the continuously changing society and knowledge-intensive economy, the demand for the recurrent updating of competencies is coming to the fore for all employees, including low-qualified employees. Employees are considered low qualified when they do not have a starter qualification for higher education. Although many educational studies have…
Descriptors: Employees, Lifelong Learning, Intention, Educational Attainment
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Poell, Rob F.; Yorks, Lyle; Marsick, Victoria J. – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2009
The authors describe research aimed at developing a more comprehensive framework for project-based learning in work contexts. This grows out of a cross-cultural reanalysis of data from two previous studies using two different frameworks: actor-centered learning network theory and a critical pragmatist lens on action reflection learning. Findings…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Work Environment, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis