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Jia, Chengyuan; Hew, Khe Foon; Bai, Shurui; Huang, Weijiao – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2022
The COVID-19 outbreak has brought the whole world to a standstill, forcing schools and universities to move online immediately. The abrupt change has led to a general fear of a drop in the quality of education due to the loss of physical interaction. Against this background, the present study describes how we managed the crisis by adapting a…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Online Courses, School Closing
Smith, Felicia Cummings; Teater, Tracy – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic caused many sectors of America to rethink the way they navigate life. However, adult learners in family literacy programs across the country demonstrated exceptional resiliency. The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) focused on supporting essential literacies (including digital), social-emotional well-being, and…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Adult Learning
Caldwell, Kelly; Crandall, Keay; Matos, Michael; Raymond, Becky; Sharma, Renuka; Harrington, April – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2022
ScaleLIT encountered unique challenges surrounding equity and inclusion due to changes brought about by COVID-19. Our position as a coalition that supports a variety of local, state, and national initiatives makes us a key player in the integration of leading with learning, not with technology; the implementation of Navigators and One Stop…
Descriptors: Inclusion, COVID-19, Pandemics, Adult Education
Catherine Mary Meade – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In March of 2020 at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, New York schools abruptly shifted classes from face-to-face teaching to the virtual learning environment, presenting challenges for English as a second language instruction where methods include rapport-building to encourage risk-taking. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Synchronous Communication
Nola Chambers; Petrus J. de Vries; Amy M. Wetherby – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
In low-resource settings, non-profit organisations play an essential role in providing services and support for families with young children with autism. However, resource constraints limit access to quality training in evidence-based interventions. Web-based training may help fill this gap. This study examined the feasibility, acceptability and…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Nonprofit Organizations, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children
Takahiro Sato; Takahiro Waku; Cathy McKay; Isamu Nakamura; Taku Yamaguchi; Shinichi Nagata; Takafumi Tomura; Yu Furuta – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to investigate Japanese adult learners' experiences in online recurrent education modules with a focus on race, ethnicity, disability, assessment, and multicultural education to raise social justice and diversity awareness among adult learners, and promote positive change through sport and physical activity. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Student Experience, Social Justice
Illinois Community College Board, 2023
Overall, compared to the Spring term one year ago, Illinois Community College System Spring 2023 opening headcount enrollments (+7.2 percent) and full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments (+6.8 percent) had substantial growth. The opening enrollments reflect the end of the regular spring registration period which is usually the 10th day of class. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Trends
Sarma, Anna Marina; Gkila, Pinelopi; Armakolas, Stefanos – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2023
This qualitative survey studies the perceptions of adult students enrolled in a teacher training programme in Greece. It examines synchronous distance education, the Microsoft Teams platform, and the prospect of strengthening and establishing this type of education after the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey used the semi-structured interview as a…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education
Stack, Michelle; Wilbur, Amea – International Review of Education, 2021
One understudied area of adult education and lifelong learning is the role of media as educator and policy player. This article describes how the authors used "critical discourse analysis" to examine how asylum seekers, migrant workers and their advocates have challenged long-standing discursive framings of them as benefactors of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers, Refugees, Mass Media Role
Parkinson, Suzanne; Brennan, Fiona; Gleasure, Sean; Linehan, Eoghan – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has unleashed an unprecedented impact on our world. In a short period of time, it has exposed deep and entrenched inequalities between and within societies and has prompted a radical rethink of the purpose and function of education. It is clearly no longer sufficient to impart learners with mere curricular knowledge. It is…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Adult Learning, Adult Students, COVID-19
Matkin, Gary W. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2022
University continuing and distance education is at a crossroads. This article asserts that a radical disruption in the competitive landscape for university-based continuing education (CE) is on the immediate horizon. University CE is threatened by external trends beyond its control and will likely not survive in its present form, or survive at…
Descriptors: Universities, Continuing Education, Distance Education, Educational Change
Fitzsimons, Camilla; Henry, Sean; O'Neill, Jerry – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2022
The paper analyses how educators employed on non-permanent contracts in the non-compulsory education sector in Ireland have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. These employees were starting from a low base in relation to the terms and conditions of their employment when their places of work dramatically pivoted online in March 2020. We argue the…
Descriptors: Temporary Employment, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
Biney, Isaac Kofi – International Journal of Adult Education and Technology, 2022
Adult learners' engagement in distance education is increasing in Ghana. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Ghana transitioned to online facilitation and learning. This qualitative case study explores the transition to online learning at the Accra Learning Centre, which hosts over 80% of the University of Ghana's distance education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Distance Education, COVID-19
Ng, Stella L.; Forsey, Jacquelin; Boyd, Victoria A.; Friesen, Farah; Langlois, Sylvia; Ladonna, Kori; Mylopoulos, Maria; Steenhof, Naomi – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2022
Adaptive expertise (AE) and reflective practice (RP), two influential and resonant theories of professional expertise and practice in their own right, may further benefit health professions education if carefully combined. The current societal and systemic context is primed for both AE and RP. Both bodies of work position practitioners as…
Descriptors: Expertise, Reflective Teaching, Allied Health Occupations Education, Professional Continuing Education
Stickel, Tabitha R. – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2022
Though people of color continue to be disproportionately affected by COVID (Gawthrop, 2022), because Native peoples in the U.S. are often marginalized and made invisible (National Congress of American Indians, 2019), the impact of COVID-19 on Native peoples continues to be largely overlooked. This article examines the words and stories of three…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, COVID-19, Pandemics, Adult Basic Education