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Yuan, Gang; Gao, Yan – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2023
This study sheds light on the learning experiences of a group of in-service university teachers from China who attended a three-month, short-term continuing professional development program at a Canadian university. Data were collected through semi-structured, in-depth interviews. Activity Theory was adopted as the framework. The findings revealed…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Professional Continuing Education, Faculty Development, Cross Cultural Training
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Cai, Jinfang; Sun, Meilu; Kosaka, Michitaka – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2018
Correctly identifying the role of students is important for education providers to serve high-quality education. This paper presents a novel notion of value co-creator for describing the role of older learners in older adult education (OAE) from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Theoretically, we propose eight foundational premises and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Older Adults, Higher Education
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Sung, Johnny; Freebody, Simon – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2017
Lifelong learning policy came and went in many countries in the last few decades. Much of the lifelong learning policy experience has been either ineffective or drifting in and out of policy discussions unnoticed. Yet, in 2015, Singapore launched a new policy initiative known as SkillsFuture, which brought lifelong learning back into mainstream…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Educational History