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   Articles with "adult learning" as a keyword



Lifelong learning – lifelong returns? A new theoretical framework for the analysis of civic returns on adult learning

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "International Review of Education"

DOI: 10.1007/s11159-018-9738-6

Abstract: Education is associated with a wide range of positive outcomes such as higher wages and employability, but also with increased well-being or volunteering. While previous research focused mainly on returns on formal education in schools… read more here.

Keywords: theoretical framework; sur les; adult learning; learning lifelong ... See more keywords

Adult learning and education in the Mediterranean – a view from southern Europe

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "International Review of Education"

DOI: 10.1007/s11159-024-10084-8

Abstract: 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.… read more here.

Keywords: education mediterranean; mediterranean view; learning education; adult learning ... See more keywords
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Exploring the Adult Learning Research Field by Analysing Who Cites Whom

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recommendations! Published in 2018 at "Vocations and Learning"

DOI: 10.1007/s12186-017-9181-z

Abstract: In this article we report on findings from a large-scale bibliographic study conducted based on the citation practices within the field of research on adult learning. Our data consist of 151,261 citation links between more… read more here.

Keywords: field; adult learning; research field; citation ... See more keywords

The debate on intergovernmental organisations and adult learning and education policies: intersections between the political and scientific fields

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "International Journal of Lifelong Education"

DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2022.2110619

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article discusses the scientific debate that has been held in the International Journal of Lifelong Education (IJLE) over the past four decades concerning intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) and adult learning and education (ALE) policies.… read more here.

Keywords: scientific fields; political scientific; intergovernmental organisations; education ... See more keywords

Towards a multidimensional measure of self-efficacy in the adult learning ecosystem

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "International Journal of Lifelong Education"

DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2024.2369895

Abstract: ABSTRACT For adults engaged in formal learning, self-efficacy judgements may have substantial impact on key learning attitudes and outcomes. A complex systems/person-centric perspective emphasises the importance of contextual features of adult life, yet extant study… read more here.

Keywords: adult learning; learning self; self efficacy; multidimensional measure ... See more keywords

Adult learning and education for expanding access to higher education: the case of opsimaths in Ghana

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "International Journal of Lifelong Education"

DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2024.2406386

Abstract: ABSTRACT Opsimaths are a unique group of late learners among adult learners who qualify as Knowles’ ‘neglected species’. Opsimaths usually face more daunting challenges in their academic journey than other adult learners. In this study,… read more here.

Keywords: education; opsimaths ghana; higher education; access ... See more keywords

Unravelling the data puzzle: a total survey error perspective on adult learning and education participation in the UK

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "International Journal of Lifelong Education"

DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2025.2493798

Abstract: ABSTRACT This paper investigates the methodological discrepancies underlying the measurement of adult learning and education (ALE) participation in the UK by focusing on four major surveys – APiL, PIAAC, AES, and LFS. Grounded in the… read more here.

Keywords: education; survey; learning education; adult learning ... See more keywords
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Participation reimagined: beyond the one-dimensional approach to participation in adult learning and education

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "International Journal of Lifelong Education"

DOI: 10.1080/02601370.2025.2496654

Abstract: ABSTRACT This article re-evaluates the concept of participation in adult learning and education (ALE), introducing a novel framework based on Kelty’s work on modes of participation. The article contends that investigations into ALE must venture… read more here.

Keywords: participation adult; education; learning education; adult learning ... See more keywords
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Indigenous women and adult learning: Towards a paradigm change?

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Studies in the Education of Adults"

DOI: 10.1080/02660830.2019.1641906

Abstract: In contemporary educational research, practice and policy, ‘indigenous women’ have emerged as an important focus in the global education arena. This Special Issue investigates what is significant about indigenous women and their learning in terms… read more here.

Keywords: research; women learning; women adult; adult learning ... See more keywords
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‘From a circle of introductions’: adult learning and empowerment of women agricultural landowners

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Environmental Education Research"

DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2019.1632265

Abstract: Abstract This study is about adult learning and empowerment in a challenging context. The data from this study comes from interviews with women non-operating landowners who attended a learning circle event designed to inform them… read more here.

Keywords: learning empowerment; adult learning; women agricultural; introductions adult ... See more keywords

Artificial intelligence and its influence in adult learning in China

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recommendations! Published in 2023 at "Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning"

DOI: 10.1108/heswbl-01-2023-0017

Abstract: PurposeThis research aimed to examine the current status of artificial intelligence's (AI's) integration into Chinese adult education, by analyzing the influences that AI has had on current adult education practices in China and by discussing… read more here.

Keywords: adult; influence; education; adult education ... See more keywords