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Good for Your Soul? Adult Learning and Mental Well-Being
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Field, John – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2009
Although there is a widely held view that adult learning has a positive impact on well-being, only recently has this proposition been systematically tested. A review of recent research confirms that adult learning has a clear influence on earnings and employability, both of which may influence well-being indirectly. These are more important for…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Employment Potential, Labor Market, Adult Learning
Learning Careers and the Social Space: Exploring the Fragile Identities of Adult Returners in the New Further Education.
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Gallacher, Jim; Crossan, Beth; Field, John; Merrill, Barbara – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2002
Data from Scottish adults (41 new participants in further education, 15 continuing participants, 33 nonparticipants) illustrate the complex process of reengaging in learning. The data demonstrate the influence of social milieu (Bourdieu's notion of habitus)--the personal, institutional, and structural factors that support or limit an individual's…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Foreign Countries, Participation, Personality
The Funding and Organization of Adult Continuing Education Research in Britain: Trends and Prospects.
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Field, John; Taylor, Richard – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1995
A research review identified major adult/continuing education trends in Britain: vocational education/training, university-business-industry interaction, educational needs of the disadvantaged, nonformal settings, life-cycle analysis, access to education, articulation, social purpose and radical adult education, and analysis of adult education in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Research, Educational Theories