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Wilson, Stefanie D. – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2018
Co-creating with a diverse population of learners to enhance their educational experience requires apt skills, namely, multiple intelligence practices. Through the lens of adult learning theories to include multiple intelligences developed by Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, this empirical research study of a classroom scenario examines the…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Transformative Learning, Adult Learning, Learning Theories
Nguyen, Tuan D.; Kramer, Jenna W. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2023
Decades of research related to the experience of postsecondary students who are adults, work full-time, or have other life roles have not led to agreement in the field regarding who is a "nontraditional" college student. This study leverages nationally representative data to illuminate shifts in this student population in the 21st…
Descriptors: College Students, Nontraditional Students, Definitions, Student Experience
Hunter-Johnson, Yvonne – Journal of International Students, 2022
International students pursuing higher education in the United States are faced with a multiplicity of challenges such as relocating to a new country, navigating an unfamiliar educational system, overcoming negative stereotypes associated with being an international student, and, in some instances, learning a foreign language. Despite such…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Nontraditional Students, Foreign Students, College Students
McKillican, Alex – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2019
This paper examines and critiques existentialist interpretations of being within Paulo Freire's educational theory. The principle supposition of the paper is that through engaging in adult education, the adult learner can heighten their understanding of their lives, metaphysically. The paper also posits that adult education can develop the will;…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Adult Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
Eshelman, Traci C.; Hogue, Mark – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2023
This case study aimed to discover pre-service teacher perceptions of a technology integration micro-course called TPACK_ID at XY University (pseudonym). The theories guiding this study were TPACK and the learner-centered education paradigm. TPACK_ID provided effective foundations for pre-service teachers to integrate technology using…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Student Attitudes, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Kaiper-Marquez, Anna – Adult Literacy Education, 2023
The article discusses the concept of translanguaging, which refers to the use of multiple languages and language features to maximize communication. While research on translanguaging primarily focuses on K-12 learners and higher education contexts, limited research exists on adult language and literacy education. The article emphasizes the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Language Usage, Code Switching (Language), Literacy Education
Scott, Heidi K.; Holyoke, Laura; Carr-Chellman, Davin; Hammes, Leslie; Kroth, Michael; Watson, George; Vineyard, Rusty – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
The intentional teaching application of leadership theories is not often addressed in leadership development programs comprising the field of adult education. The purpose of this study is to understand more deeply the quality, characteristics, and practices of profound leaders. This is an exploratory, empirical study, interviewing seven…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training, Leadership Effectiveness
Tarbutton, Tanya M.; Doyle, Lori B. – Athens Journal of Education, 2023
Higher education institutions must recognize the responsibility to support online adult learners as members of a larger global community and technological advancements have made this a reality. COVID-19 restrictions to in-person learning highlighted the need for online learning platforms that promote the benefits of teacher presence, consider the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Higher Education, Technology Uses in Education, Global Approach
Business-Higher Education Forum, 2020
With funding from the National Science Foundation in 2014, the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) launched a five-year project to demonstrate the efficacy of regional ecosystems of community colleges, four-year higher education institutions, and STEM-driven business in facilitating the retention and persistence of students in STEM fields. This…
Descriptors: STEM Education, School Business Relationship, Community Colleges, Colleges
Ouellette-Schramm, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2023
Many adult English learners enroll in U.S. Adult Basic Education programs every year. The federally defined goal of these programs is to increase adult learners' skills to enable them to enter the workforce, but it is not clear whether this purpose matches learners' own motivations for entering these programs. Using the lens of self-authorship…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, English Language Learners, Adult Students, Student Motivation
Coryell, Joellen E.; Hatcher, Cheri – Commission for International Adult Education, 2022
The need to develop international cross-cultural perspectives has led many educators to create study abroad programs for their learners. One way to support this learning in adult higher education is to offer education abroad programs -- often short-term international field experiences led by faculty for adult students. In the current study, we…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, College Faculty, International Education, Cultural Awareness
Business-Higher Education Forum, 2020
This report demonstrates the power of business-higher education partnerships to create new kinds of STEM pathways that provide educational opportunity and economic mobility for underrepresented students. With funding from the National Science Foundation in 2014, the Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) launched a five-year project to demonstrate…
Descriptors: STEM Education, School Business Relationship, Community Colleges, Colleges
Bridging Systems for Family Economic Mobility: Postsecondary and Early Education Partnerships. #C482
Gault, Barbara; Reichlin Cruse, Lindsey; Schumacher, Rachel – Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2019
Promoting family economic security and mobility requires collaboration across key systems that serve families. This report describes opportunities for the early childhood and higher education systems to support each other's key goals for system advancements to increase economic mobility among America's families. It provides examples of early…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Early Childhood Education, Higher Education, College Students
Cook, Jared S.; Card, Karen A. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
Current higher education practices do not sufficiently address the needs of international adult learners. With higher education's emphasis on pedagogical assumptions, adult learners are both isolated and oppressed by higher education. This article focuses on the following: assumptions of pedagogy versus andragogy, oppression of adult learners…
Descriptors: Power Structure, Banking, Experiential Learning, Foreign Students
Sonmezoglu, Ugur – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2022
The aim of this research is to examine the philanthropy tendencies of university students in terms of whether they have received sports education or not and some variables. Survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was used in the research. SPSS 26 statistical program was used for the analysis of the data. Descriptive statistics of…
Descriptors: College Students, Athletics, Sports Medicine, Foreign Countries