Previous studies have identified a deficit with the higher education (HE) decision-making support offered by further education (FE) colleges, compared with other post-16 providers. However, there has been little research as to why this might be the case. This paper explores this issue by considering the HE choice-making experiences of Level 3…

Learners in adult and continuing education programs can benefit from high-impact credentialing and strategic leveraging of existing skills. Despite recognition of multilingualism in education (Okal, 2014) and the rise of micro-credentialing and competency-based learning in postsecondary education (Ashan, 2023), the benefits of micro-credentialing…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping all sectors of society, including libraries. AI adoption in libraries has been gradual due to concerns and challenges, including ethical issues, maturity of the technology, insufficient AI education and training designed for library and information professionals, and gaps in AI education in library and…

Limited empirical evidence exists to describe and classify the effects of professional inactivity on the competence of physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs) who may return to practice after extended absences from patient care. This article presents results of the first empirical study concerning the nature of PT and…

Diverse national and local policies represent efforts to guarantee inclusive and equitable quality education and provide lifelong learning for all (SDG4). Their effects have the potential to alter local access to education. There has been a lot of research on the factors that led certain universities to embrace distance learning programs in their…

In academic continuing education, the transfer of learning from an academic setting to the workplace is critical. Current research on transfer of training has focused less on the situative determinants for such transfer, and how these are construed by the learner. We assume an actor-oriented perspective on transfer for investigating the individual…

The paper presents an analysis of the effect of lifelong learning courses helping the observed beginning teachers overcome difficulties in the initial years after completing undergraduate training. Data, analysed using a grounded theory method, were obtained through in-depth semi-structured interviews with 11 beginning biology teachers with 1 to 5…

Purpose: This study explores how Further Education (FE) institutions can support sustainable educational improvement by focusing on teacher agency in continuing professional development (CPD). It critiques compliance-driven practices such as top-down, prescriptive CPD events and graded lesson observations and presents alternative models that…

This paper explores the pivotal role of arts-based adult community learning (ACL) in the UK, highlighting ACL's broader impacts on well-being, including social, emotional, and mental health, and belonging for diverse groups of adult learners. ACL has a social role at individual and group levels; future research might tackle the latter potential in…

In the summer of 2022, UNESCO held CONFINTEA VII, a gathering of over 140 governmental delegations with the dual purpose of examining the current state of adult learning across the world and establishing a set of comprehensive goals for the next 12 years for the field of adult education. Held regularly since 1949, the International Conference on…

Expectations of how theory, empirical material, and methods should be dealt with in academic writing has not always been explicitly communicated to students. Due to a heterogeneity in student populations enrolled in higher degree courses worldwide, diversity in academic writing practices has increased. This paper explores academic writing…

While the role of human capital is central in realizing smart cities, a skilled workforce is significantly lagging behind demand, hindering the incorporation of technological advancements in urban management. To curb this gap, upskilling and training will be a critical investment in future cities. While various educational means and types are…

Despite its importance for career development, previous cross-sectional studies have shown that individuals are reluctant to consider continuing education (CE) engagement because of family responsibilities. To prospectively test these associations, a longitudinal dataset consisting of, respectively, 548 and 809 working mothers and fathers (with…

The internationalization of professional continuing higher education represents a major challenge for education systems seeking to respond to the transformation of labor markets, the development of lifelong learning, the international mobility of professionals, and the emergence of new organizational models focused on social and territorial…

The Further Education (FE) sector has documented difficulties with recruitment and retention of teaching staff, as many FE colleges report having 'hard-to-fill' vacancies and high levels of churn amongst new starters. Taking Teaching Further (TTF) is a programme designed to address these issues by providing support for FE providers to recruit and…