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Mathis, Robin Smith; Aust, Philip J. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2023
Workplace learning initiatives are influenced by perceptions, and negative perceptions hinder organizational innovation and productivity. This exploratory study presents an argument that messages shared among trainees regarding their training experiences shape such perceptions. The application of Symbolic Convergence Theory reveals two discursive…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Work Attitudes, Trainees, Discourse Analysis
Kang, Haijun – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2023
Purpose: This 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 the opportunities and challenges that adult education in China is faced with under the rapid AI…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Artificial Intelligence, Influence of Technology, Adult Learning
Gruffydd, Ifor; Hodges, Rhian; Prys, Cynog – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2023
This paper presents a detailed analysis of how Welsh language training in the public sector workplace in north Wales is planned and delivered. Specific attention is given to the effectiveness of strategic management on both the macro level (Welsh Government, Welsh Language Board/Welsh Language Commissioner) and the micro level (individual public…
Descriptors: Welsh, Language Planning, Workplace Learning, Strategic Planning
Lawson, Katie; Parker, Richard – Pastoral Care in Education, 2019
Participation rates are low in further education (FE). In attempts to increase participation for disadvantaged young people (YP), government initiatives, such as raising the participation age to 18, A Level reform, enhancing the quality of apprenticeships and work-based learning and placing emphasis on English and Maths qualifications have, been…
Descriptors: Special Needs Students, Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Education, Young Adults
Tiffany Taylor – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Most military-connected students (MCS) with active-duty parents attend public schools in the United States. Due to the highly mobile military lifestyles of MCS, some are at risk for academic, emotional, and social challenges. School counselors are often charged with supporting and advocating for MCS; therefore, it is vital to understand elementary…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Education, School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes
Saridaki, Sofia; Papavassiliou-Alexiou, Ioanna – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2022
This qualitative research explores the impact of university lifelong learning programs on the participants' perceived employability by examining six training programs implemented by the Lifelong Learning Center of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The grounded theory approach was used throughout the research. After a set of data were gathered…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries, College Students
Crawford, Nicole L.; Emery, Sherridan G.; Allen, Penny; Baird, Allen – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2022
While fostering a sense of belonging among university students is an objective of many universities, the landscape of belonging is complex and multifaceted. It is worthy of deeper interrogation, particularly for "non-traditional" students. This article draws on data from a national mixed-methods study that explored proactive ways of…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Sense of Community, Adult Students, Distance Education
Sarah Ellison – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem investigated by this study is the low completion rates of nontraditional undergraduate adult students attending a 4-year university located in the West coast region of the United States. In 2020, the program completion rate was less than 44% at the study site and 45.8% for nontraditional undergraduate adult students nationally. The…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Adult Students, Undergraduate Students, Administrator Attitudes
Carter, Steven J.; Henrichsen, Lynn E.; Eggett, Dennis L. – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023
Absenteeism and attrition pose serious challenges in government-funded adult ESL programmes, inhibiting success rates, jeopardising funding, and potentially threatening programmes' ability to continue to offer services. Because adult learners who enrol in programmes typically juggle numerous priorities and responsibilities beyond schooling, their…
Descriptors: Attendance, Hispanic American Students, Adult Education, English (Second Language)
Choi, Jinhee; Prins, Esther – International Review of Education, 2023
Migrants' workplace experiences in their host society, including failure, shape their social adjustment, yet "how" migrants learn from failures is under-investigated. The study presented here examined how North Korean migrants struggling for a foothold in South Korea sought to learn from failures in their workplaces and everyday life.…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Dining Facilities, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Jacquelyn Sarpong – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Academic success among adult learners is a significant concern across all of New York's boroughs, with the Bronx being particularly affected. This study aimed to examine the barriers to academic success among adult learners in the Bronx. The research utilized secondary data obtained from a previous assessment conducted at an adult learning program…
Descriptors: Barriers, Success, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
Rian Roux – Journal of Transformative Education, 2025
Our current cultural climate is marked by a convergence of pressing issues, including the rise of the post-truth situation, which has recently been described as an epistemic crisis (Hoggan-Kloubert & Hoggan, 2023). This conceptual paper outlines why adult education institutions must reclaim the pursuit of truth as undergirded by rationality,…
Descriptors: Ethics, Values, Beliefs, Social Environment
Suzanne L. Shatila – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2024
Increasingly, nontraditional students (over age 25, employed, parenting) are enrolling in universities offering online options. Online programs appeal to those needing flexible educational options, yet attrition remains high for adult learners and students enrolled in online education. Building on previous research, this study examines…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Electronic Learning, Nontraditional Students, Geographic Location
Donald L. Wall – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Military and veteran students face many challenges when navigating their journey in higher education. These non-traditional students have varied support needs when attending institutions of higher education that are different than the traditional student today. The purpose of this study is to determine the level of their satisfaction with the…
Descriptors: Veterans Education, Barriers, College Students, Nontraditional Students
Klara Björkum; Goran Basic – Cogent Education, 2024
Previous research is unequivocal regarding higher education's importance for regional or national development, and the local presence of highly educated individuals in a municipality is crucial for its prosperity and development. The study aim is to increase understanding of representational perceptions of future university students in rural areas…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Ethnography, Student Interests