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Ignatovich, Elena – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
In most of the scholarly work, the history of lifelong education (LLE) begins in the 1960s, when the concept gathered momentum as part of the agendas of the OECD, World Bank, UNESCO, and Council of Europe. A pre-1960s history is acknowledged with a few names and dates and is generally absorbed into the history of adult education. This paper…
Descriptors: Educational History, Lifelong Learning, Data Collection, Foreign Countries
Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This article analyses the perceptions of adult learners towards the use of constructivist approach in teaching and learning in non-formal education (NFE) centres of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The analysis is based on five principles of the constructivist theory of learning-interactive learning, collaborative learning, facilitating learning,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Student Attitudes, Constructivism (Learning), Nonformal Education
Nordvall, Henrik; Pastuhov, Annika – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
Political parties are essential for the functioning of parliamentary democracy, yet parties have not received much attention in contemporary research on popular education. The aim of this article is to analyse the contemporary role of party-political education as a form of popular education in two labour movement parties in Sweden. The study is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Popular Education, Politics, Politics of Education
Hartman, Rita J.; Johnston, Elizabeth; Calito, Jennifer N.; Bailey, Liston W. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
The value of music education in nurturing the whole child development is increasingly evident as research supports the benefits of incorporating music education into the school curriculum. This study specifically explores the influence music education had on eight purposively selected individuals. A narrative inquiry approach was used to explore…
Descriptors: Music Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Persistence
Idrissi, Hajar – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This research paper aims to examine the effects of extracurricular activities in building knowledge, skills and attitudes that attempt to develop ecological citizenship as a subset of global citizenship among middle school students. I focus on one extracurricular programme entitled 'The Friends of Nature' that was provided in a Moroccan private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Behavior Change, Extracurricular Activities
Luik, Piret; Lepp, Marina; Feklistova, Lidia; Säde, Merilin; Rõõm, Marili; Palts, Tauno; Suviste, Reelika; Tõnisson, Eno – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
MOOCs for learning the basics of programming have become popular among people with a diverse range of backgrounds, interests and learning contexts. Studies show that learners who enrol in MOOCs tend to have different motivation from learners in traditional courses, but it is not known how motivation differs for people with different backgrounds.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Open Education, Programming, Learning Motivation
Thorburn, Malcolm – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This critical paper investigates one influential post-millennial initiative -- the Daily Mile programme -- which is designed to promote the multifarious lifelong enhancing benefits of running-based experiences. A textually orientated discourse analysis of the language used in media, policy and research-related documentary sources of evidence are…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Health Promotion, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries
Siivonen, Päivi; Filander, Karin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
This article explores university students' constructions of the ideal student at present-day university, that emphasises student-as-consumer culture and employability rather than education as a virtue in itself. The research is based on thematic narrative accounts (n = 67) generated in a generalist field in one regional Finnish university. We…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Nontraditional Students, Adult Students
Roumell, Elizabeth A.; Bian, Xinyi; Sun, Qi – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
A burgeoning body of literature discusses the process of being and becoming a doctoral scholar, suggesting that graduate students should move beyond performing the role of 'good student' and transform into doctoral scholars and stewards of the profession. More recently, research has been conducted to identify more commonly held competencies and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Professional Identity, Scholarship, Personality
Karmaeva, Natalia; Zakharov, Andrey – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
Using data from the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Study -- Higher School of Economics (RLMS), we estimate the relationship between the sense of control, measured as the belief that one has control over one's important future life circumstances and job-related training for women and men in a transitional context. We test the theory of alternative…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Personal Autonomy, Mastery Learning, Labor Market
Chesters, Jenny; Cuervo, Hernán; Fu, Jun – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
As the Australian labour market restructures and the pace of technological advances quickens, reskilling and up-skilling are now required for sustained employability. Thus, many adults embark on further study after spending a period of time in the workforce. To examine the reasons for re-engaging, and for not re-engaging with education during…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Lifelong Learning, Barriers, Adult Students
Morris, Thomas Howard – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
Self-directed learning and creativity are critical workplace competences that are important to foster in formal educational settings. Previous studies have identified a relationship between self-directed learning and creativity, but the specific nature of this relationship is unclear. The purpose of the present theoretical paper is to examine…
Descriptors: Creativity, Independent Study, Correlation, Learning Processes
Creely, Edwin; Southcott, Jane – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
A change-of-life issue for older people is finding ways to engage meaningfully and be creative. Sustaining a sense of self-efficacy in one's abilities to be productive is vital for wellbeing. Our research explored the perceived self-efficacy developed in an Australian University of the Third Age poetry class. We gathered data from one class…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Poetry, Creative Writing
Tuparevska, Elena; Santibáñez, Rosa; Solabarrieta, Josu – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
The aim of the article is to analyse the concept of social exclusion in EU lifelong learning policies: how the concept has evolved from the 1990s in terms of meaning, definitions and closely connected concepts, what are the implications of this evolution, and whether there is coherence between the conceptual evolution and lifelong learning policy.…
Descriptors: Social Isolation, Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Definitions
Parker, Daniel A.; Roessger, Kevin M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
While retrieval practice has been studied for over a century, it has gained a significant body of research within the past fifteen years in cognitive psychology and the learning sciences. However, there is little discussion in its study and application within topics of adult learning. In this article, we examine the historical and philosophical…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Educational History