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Monteiro, Angélica; Machado, Ana; Leite, Carlinda; Barros, Rita – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
Adult education and training policies have supported inclusive practices for universal access to opportunities for the development of important lifelong learning (LL) skills. The implementation of these policies is especially relevant for socially vulnerable groups, including individuals who are incarcerated. Taking this situation as a reference,…
Descriptors: Females, Self Concept, Online Courses, Lifelong Learning
Abdon, Ephrem; William, Francis; Tandika, Pambas – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
Access and use of mobile phones by communities in rural areas is a topical issue in different countries. However, there has been limited empirical literature to account for mobile phone use in rural areas for development and lifelong learning. This study employed the data which were collected from 66 phone users in rural areas to report on their…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Community Development, Use Studies, Handheld Devices
Mayombe, Celestin – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
The purpose of this article was to examine social marketing strategies Adult Education and Training (AET) centres in South Africa use during entrepreneurship training programmes. The sample was drawn from AET centres of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province. The study used the qualitative approach (semi-structured interviews) to collect data from adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Unemployment, Entrepreneurship
Regmi, Kapil Dev – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
After the declaration of lifelong learning as the Sustainable Development Goal 4 in 2015, lifelong learning has become a new policy bandwagon. However, whether investment of time and resources needed for it should be the responsibility of marginalised adults or any other macrolevel institutions has remained elusive. Nested in the larger…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Disadvantaged, Adults, Global Approach
Bananuka, Twine Hannington; Mugarra, David – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
This paper draws from a broader study on citizenship education in Western Uganda to explain how civic education knowledge translates into civic engagement through people's lived experiences. The paper addresses two questions, that is the contextual understandings of civic education and civic engagement by the partner NGO. Secondly, what explains…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizen Participation, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level
Van Nieuwenhove, Lisse; De Wever, Bram – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
Low-educated adults do not often engage in lifelong learning. The current study examines whether and how psychosocial beliefs about lifelong learning differ between adults with different levels of educational attainment. The Theory of Planned Behaviour, which focuses on three specific psychosocial beliefs (related to Perceived Behavioural Control,…
Descriptors: Adults, Educational Attainment, Lifelong Learning, Beliefs
Takashi Yamashita; Wonmai Punksungka; Donnette Narine; Abigail Helsinger; Jenna W. Kramer; Phyllis A. Cummins; Rita Karam – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric information-rich labour markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are used in different settings in the USA. This study examined numeracy skill use patterns of STEM and non-STEM workers at work and…
Descriptors: Numeracy, STEM Education, STEM Careers, Work Environment
Miller, Jon D.; Ackerman, Mark S.; Laspra, Belén; Polino, Carmelo; Huffaker, Jordan S. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic is the most serious public health crisis in the lifetime of most living adults, but it may be a precursor of crises to come in the decades ahead. Apart from the health challenges associated with the pandemic, the public reaction to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic offers important insights into the role of lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Public Opinion, Evaluation, Presidents, COVID-19
Leow, Anthony; Billett, Stephen; Le, Ahn Hai; Chua, Shuyi – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2022
There is a growing global concern about providing effective continuing education and training (CET) to support and sustain the employability of working-age populations. More than enhancing workplace viability and employability, CET also assists in achieving governments' economic and social goals. Educational institutions organise CET provisions…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Continuing Education, Employment Potential, Participation
Karger, Tomáš; Kalenda, Jan; Kalenda, Sona; Kroutilová Nováková, Radana – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2022
The study deals with strategies for legitimising non-participation in adult education and training (AET) in groups of people with the lowest levels of participation: low-educated workers, retired individuals and people on parental leave. It aims to identify and describe strategies for legitimising non-participation. Results are based on extensive…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Participation, Lifelong Learning, Preferences
Pope, Elizabeth M.; Nicolaides, Aliki – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
Within current interfaith dialogue scholarship, perspective transformation towards the religious other is one of the most desired outcomes. However, exactly how such transformed perspectives come about and the characteristics of this transformation have not been adequately researched. In this study, we examine transformative learning within…
Descriptors: Religion, Intergroup Relations, Dialogs (Language), Attitude Change
Jenkins, Andrew – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
The literature on educational choices and participation has tended to focus on youth and to some extent on older adults, with little attention to the group in between. This paper therefore analyses participation in various types of learning by people in their 30s and 40s. This group are often juggling career and family life commitments meaning…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Student Participation, Adults, Predictor Variables
Billett, Stephen; Le, Anh Hai; Smith, Raymond; Choy, Sarojni – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2021
The transitions adults negotiate across their working lives need to be further understood for governments, workplaces, and the community to effectively support these adults. Through analyses of worklife history interview data with 30 working age adults, distinct kinds of changes comprising these transitions have been delineated as representative…
Descriptors: Career Development, Family Work Relationship, Lifelong Learning, Adults
Amponsah, Samuel; Kumi-Yeboah, Alex; Adjapong, Stephen O.; Omorogie, Chris Olusola – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2020
There are full-time employed graduate students who undertake full-time studies at universities in other countries but there is minimal documentation of such engagements in Ghana. This study explored the coping experiences of full-time workers who are pursuing full-time graduate studies in a Ghana higher institution. Purposeful sampling was…
Descriptors: Coping, Graduate Students, Full Time Students, Student Employment
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