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Falahinia, Gholam Hossein; Maleki, Arezoo; Khalili, Zahra; Soltanian, Alireza – International Journal of Training Research, 2023
Medication errors may arise due to insufficient information on drug use. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of educational support on standards of medication administration regarding nursing medication errors in Intensive Care Units (ICU). The study's participants included two groups of ICU nurses. Both groups were observed…
Descriptors: Drug Therapy, Nursing, Hospitals, Comparative Analysis
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Quesada-Pallarès, Carla; González-Ortiz-de-Zárate, Aitana; Pineda-Herrero, Pilar; Cascallar, Eduardo – Vocations and Learning, 2022
Understanding vocational learning and transfer is vital to European citizens. We need to understand how transfer works, which factors influence it, and how these factors affect employee behaviour. Research in online training specific to Southern Europe is needed to move the field forward. The Unified Model of Motivation for Training Transfer (MTT)…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Models
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Strauss, Pat – Higher Education Research and Development, 2020
In the current neoliberal environment in higher education, universities are viewed as a valuable source of income. To generate this income, universities need to attract students, and in order to do so, they need to perform well in global ranking tables. These tables are influenced to a large extent by staff research and postgraduate teaching.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Programs, College Faculty
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Homer, Damien – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2021
This study explores student voice practice from a student's viewpoint. Within England, United Kingdom (UK) student voice initiatives can manifest themselves in many ways, for example: surveys, councils, governors, representative groups, committees and student bodies such as the National Union of Students. The young people that took part in this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Adult Students, Young Adults
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Yesilçinar, Sabahattin – PASAA: Journal of Language Teaching and Learning in Thailand, 2019
The flipped classroom model (FCM) is considered to be one of the most noteworthy current discussions in education. Positive effects of FCM have been recently discussed, but literature provides few empirical clues about whether FCM can actually enhance adult English as a foreign language (EFL) learners' oral proficiency. The researcher utilized FCM…
Descriptors: Adult Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Gao, Shanshan – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In the modern higher educational system, technology permeated almost all the provisions of educational processes and transformed individual learning transactions. Empirical evidence reveals students' skill gaps in the digitized campus and the real-world work environment driven by technology. Technical training is of high value and in high demand…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Learning Motivation, Personal Autonomy, Learning Theories
Colleges Ontario, 2022
This report shares data relating to Ontario student and graduate profiles in the following areas: (1) College activity; (2) Numbers of Ontario college applicants, students and graduates; (3) Domestic learner demographics and characteristics; (4) Apprentices; (5) Continuing education students; (6) Graduates; (7) Perceptions; and (8) Key performance…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, College Graduates, Labor Market, College Applicants
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Gal, Iddo; Grotlüschen, Anke; Tout, Dave; Kaiser, Gabriele – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
This survey paper examines selected issues related to the intersection of three broad scholarly areas: "numeracy," "adult education," and "vulnerability." Numeracy encompasses the ways in which people cope with the mathematical, quantitative, and statistical demands of adult life, and is viewed as an important outcome…
Descriptors: Numeracy, At Risk Persons, Adult Literacy, Informal Education
Aldridge, Fiona; Jones, Emily; Southgate, David – Learning and Work Institute, 2020
The Learning and Work Institute has been undertaking the Adult Participation in Learning Survey on an almost annual basis for over 20 years. The survey provides a unique overview of the level of participation in learning by adults, with a detailed breakdown of who participates and who does not. The survey deliberately adopts a broad definition of…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Adult Education, Adult Students
Richard Eugene Gruber Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study used a qualitative exploratory approach to analyze existing data to determine the similarities and disparities among university programs and resources at public universities with a student population of at least 15,000 students. Depending on which university a veteran attends, there are varying resources available to them. This study…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Veterans Education
Örs, Mukaddes – Online Submission, 2018
Purpose: The objective of the present study is to determine the impacts on their nutritional knowledge of the nutrition training provided to the adult male prisoners in the Closed Prison. Method and material: Experimental, which is a quantitative research method, has been used in the present study. Data were derived from pretest, posttest and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction
Precious C. Emelue – ProQuest LLC, 2021
There were concerns regarding the decline in four-year college enrollment suggesting that fewer students persist to continue education beyond high school levels or two-year college levels. Despite the decline in four-year college enrollment, the persistence to graduation with an associate degree was stable. There was a gap in literature regarding…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Motivation, Adult Learning, Associate Degrees
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Sichula, Noah Kenny; Genis, Gerhard – International Review of Education, 2019
In Zambia, adult literacy education is mainly provided in the form of non-formal literacy classes, with a general emphasis on the economic purpose of alleviating poverty. The aim is to increase the number of skilled citizens who are literate. Exploring (1) the pedagogical practices used in this context and (2) facilitators' choices of certain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Nonformal Education, Adult Education
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Fitzgerald, Carlton J., Ed.; Laurian-Fitzgerald, Simona, Ed.; Popa, Carmen, Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
As traditional classroom settings are transitioning to online environments, teachers now face the challenge of using this medium to promote effective learning strategies, especially when teaching older age groups. Because adult learners bring a different set of understandings and skills to education than younger students, such as more job and life…
Descriptors: Student Centered Learning, Learning Strategies, Adult Learning, Adult Education
Blank, Randy – ProQuest LLC, 2018
How do adult learners describe the process of developing academic self-efficacy? Academic self-efficacy refers to confidence in one's ability to carry out academic-related tasks and has been the focus of attention by researchers over the past three decades. While quantitative investigations among elementary, secondary, and traditional-aged college…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Grounded Theory, Self Efficacy, Undergraduate Students
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