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Peter Mayo – International Review of Education, 2024
This article examines the key role that adult learning and education (ALE) has played and continues to play in addressing the challenges faced by critical engagement with identities and crossing borders in the Mediterranean region. Despite the great cultural, economic and educational diversities characterising the region, the author explores…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations
Wilfried Admiraal – European Educational Researcher, 2024
Teaching in secondary education is mostly grounded in the practical wisdom of teachers. In general, teachers have limited knowledge of, access to, and interest in insights from scholarly work. Teacher research might be a way to move beyond practical wisdom as the only basis for good teaching. This study aimed to explore whether teacher research…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Learning Processes, Adult Learning, Professional Identity
Kaatje Dalderop – AILA Review, 2024
The study focuses on the language learning experiences of adult migrants from refugee backgrounds with limited educational experiences before migration. This group is often referred to as LESLLA learners; LESLLA is an acronym for Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults. The study used Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) -- a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Arabs, Refugees, Adults
Hoben, John; Hesson, Jackie – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2021
Despite some notable voices clamouring for a shift in attitudes (Brookfield, 2011, 2014, 2017; Procknow, 2017; Fernando, 2017), little appears to have changed in the world of adult education when it comes to mental disorders. Particularly notable is the absence of first-hand accounts by adult educators struggling with these conditions, in our…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Faculty, Adults, Teacher Characteristics
Rangraz, Masood; Pareto, Lena – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
Small manufacturing plants nowadays need to consider Industry 4.0 to stay competitive in the market. Among the challenges regarding the transformation towards Industry 4.0 are requirements to re-skill the staff for the new work environment. The staff have to either adapt to the workplace transformation brought by digitalisation, automation and…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Experiential Learning, Manufacturing Industry, Job Training
Demetrion, George – Adult Literacy Education, 2021
This essay tracks and expands upon critical exchanges with graduate students in a course for adult educators, highlighting conflicting perspectives among participants on the relative value of theory in enhancing practice. An underlying focus of the course consisted of comparing constructivist and cognitive perspectives on learning theory and their…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Learning Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Instructional Design
Hollander, John; Sabatini, John; Graesser, Art – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2021
Twenty-first century literacy includes a mixture of digital and print literacy skills and strategies. AutoTutor for Adult Reading Comprehension is a web-based intelligent tutoring system that is designed to help adult learners develop effective reading comprehension strategies. Lessons span basic reading skills (vocabulary, word parts),…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Adult Literacy, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Kortlandt, Megan; Stone, Carly; Keesling, Samantha – ASCD, 2021
Megan Kortlandt, Carly Stone, and Samantha Keesling have developed a flexible structure for collaborative professional learning that they call the "principal lab," in which K-12 principals learn with and from each other to become better instructional leaders. Each chapter walks through the foundational components of a successful…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Faculty Development, Cooperative Learning
Hollander, John; Sabatini, John; Graesser, Art – Grantee Submission, 2021
Twenty-first century literacy includes a mixture of digital and print literacy skills and strategies. AutoTutor for Adult Reading Comprehension is a web-based intelligent tutoring system that is designed to help adult learners develop effective reading comprehension strategies. Lessons span basic reading skills (vocabulary, word parts),…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Adult Literacy, Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension
Paolo Geovanny Fabre Merchan – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Teachers' continuous improvement and its impact on student academic achievement has been the focus of initiatives and efforts toward reform and research throughout the history of education, particularly in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. The purpose of this study was to examine whether a professional development program grounded…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Adult Learning, Communities of Practice, Self Concept Measures
Kyle Robert Swanson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Adult learners of a new language (L2) tend not to achieve target-like knowledge and performance, so the cognitive status of L2s has long been debated. While monolingual native (L1) speakers robustly apply their grammatical knowledge to input as it unfolds, there are competing claims about whether L2 speakers also do so reflexively (Dekydtspotter,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Grammar, Mandarin Chinese, English (Second Language)
Antwonette Woodlon – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Professional learning communities (PLCs) positively influence students' and teachers' success. Yet, traditional professional development, involving passive learning, is still widely used. The problem addressed in this qualitative case study is little is known about administrators' perceptions about PLCs as replacements for traditional forms of…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Communities of Practice, Professional Development
Jennifer S. Kontak – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Social media has become an important part of learning due to the advancement of technology and the importance of asynchronous interaction. The ability to learn anywhere at any time is especially supported by Facebook groups, which provide a private means of interaction with others who share the same interests. In such groups, sharing information…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Social Media, Group Discussion
Chlup, Dominique T. – Adult Literacy Education, 2019
Few traits are as desirable as creativity. In fact, according to chief executives around the world, creativity is the most sought-after trait in leaders. This article is an attempt to share with educators what researchers have found regarding the hallmarks of creativity. It also provides a sampling of proven techniques and approaches instructors…
Descriptors: Creativity, Adult Literacy, Teaching Methods, Adult Learning
Rebecca Perry; Jill Neumayer DePiper; Belin Tsinnajinnie; Brent E. Jackson; Leslie Thornley – Adult Learning, 2025
Additional research is needed to improve adult numeracy instruction, training for instructors, and our understanding of the feasibility and impact of innovations in these areas. The Adult Numeracy in the Digital Era (ANDE) project, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) at the U.S. Department of Education, seeks to develop and test an…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Adult Learning, Adults, Alignment (Education)