Using adult learning principles, health professions educators are well positioned to create interprofessional learning systems for collaborative, team-based practice in the transforming health-care system.

Recent research has shown that the visual complexity of orthographies across writing systems influences the development of orthographic representations. Simplified and traditional Chinese characters are usually regarded as the most visually complicated writing systems currently in use, with the traditional system showing a higher level of…

This article extends Scandrett et al.'s conceptual framework for social movement learning to understand learning and knowledge creation in the climate justice movement. Drawing on radical pluralist theoretical approaches to social movement learning, learning in the climate justice movement is conceptualized at the micro, meso, and macro levels,…

The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine how adults informally learn through engaging with their bicycles in the sport of amateur road racing, and to understand how this learning has shaped their individual and social identities. The study is grounded in two intersecting theoretical frameworks: embodied adult learning theory (especially…

This chapter explores the potential of feminist leadership to encourage more participatory ways of engaging and learning in this deeply troubled world. Feminist leadership includes but is not limited to collaborative leadership. Adult learning is inherent to feminist leadership insofar as leaders must strategize according to the contexts in which…

Aim: To identify how a college of further (tertiary) education might promote the wellbeing of adults with mental health problems. Study design: Qualitative study of the college-related experiences of people with mental health problems. Setting: A further education college in inner-city London, UK. Methods: Fifteen students, all of whom had been…

In this article, I present my analysis of an advertisement for a local professional football team. Central premises here include the conceptualization of adult learning as occurring holistically in the course of everyday encounters, and Sara Ahmed's thoughts on the social function of affect, especially happiness or "good feeling." I…

Approximately one-quarter of the adult population self-reports having one or more disabilities. Expanding adult and continuing education access for individuals with disabilities is an important dimension of striving to make our programs more inclusive. Thus, it is crucial that adult and continuing educators have a basic understanding of the types…

Imagine a school community in which all children and youth have equal opportunities to thrive. Social and cultural markers no longer negatively predict young people's academic, social, and emotional outcomes or their life chances. This is the community the authors aspire to build. Their work necessarily focuses on both youth and adult social and…

This study aimed to increase rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and bystander response to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by critically exploring and putting into practice different learning methods for formerly incarcerated adult learners at the Delancey Street Foundation. Four classes with n = 31 multi-ethnic male students were…

Executive Functioning (EF) is a cognitive skill set that encompasses metacognition and emotional and behavioral regulation. EF skills grow into adulthood but may have lagging development due to a variety of factors. The resulting executive dysfunction may impact behavior, performance, and social interactions. Many of the skills needed to access a…

Purpose: The purpose was to describe the redesigning of an online course that utilized adult learning principles and a framework to engage students. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology used is a first person account from the instructor point of view. Findings: Findings indicate that the teaching strategies used encouraged student…

The purpose of the study was to explore the experiences of women over 50 pursuing a college degree in Taiwan. Specifically, this study explored the motivations, barriers, support, strategies, and benefits of these women upon attending college in Taiwan. Women's development and learning theories, socialist feminism, and the concept of productive…

The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) is a widely used test of receptive vocabulary, but no researchers to date have examined the performance of low-educated, low-literate L2 adults, or compared these individuals' performances to their more highly educated peers. In this study, we used many-facet Rasch analysis and mixed-effects linear…

Adult postsecondary transition programs can be found within larger cities; however, school districts in rural communities have their own challenges due to limited resources. With transition programming, do families in the community understand and utilize the services, activities, and programs offered by outside agencies? The purpose of this…