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Li-Shih Huang – Journal of Education, 2024
From November 2015 to October 2020, Canada had welcomed 44,620 Syrian refugees to more than 350 communities across the country. In 2019, it further surpassed the United States and Australia in the number of refugees settled. Lacking the necessary language skills for living and working in a new country is one of the most critical barriers refugees…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Refugees
Victoria Burns; Tony Cassidy – Journal of Education, 2024
This study explored the life experiences of care experienced adults in higher education to understand the factors that impeded or enhanced their journeys. Care experienced refers to someone who has been in the care of the state at some point in their life. Six students with a history in the care system took part in semi-structured interviews.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Foster Care, Student Characteristics, Affordances
Bair, Richard Allan; Fox, Rebecca MacMillan; Bair, Beth Teagarden – Journal of Education, 2023
This article looks at the projections on the current state of the world's post-secondary education and a prediction of what will need to be addressed and in place by 2030, in order to prepare for a significant rise in student enrollment. UNESCO presented governments and higher education institutions with a call to action to implement policies and…
Descriptors: Universities, Higher Education, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
Cassidy, Tony; McLaughlin, Marian; McDowell, Eimear – Journal of Education, 2022
Intergenerational transmission of disadvantage remains a problem despite political and educational initiatives. This study explored the role of personality and psychosocial factors in occupational status in a survey of 383 participants (174 males and 209 females) over 39 years from age 16 to 55. Mother's education, extraversion, and mastery…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Socioeconomic Status, Parent Education
Liu, Yandong – Journal of Education, 2021
The goal of this study is to have a better understanding of today's general education development (GED) students so proper services and support can be provided to meet their needs. Through students enrolled in GED programs in a health science career pathway--focused city college, the study learned the students' employment status, career intention,…
Descriptors: High School Equivalency Programs, Adult Students, Student Characteristics, Employment Level
Spierings, Frans; Notten, Ton – Journal of Education, 2005
Adult and continuing education requires continuing education of educators, a highly self-referential issue. In this article the authors focus on "urban educators," a very extensive group of those involved in urban educational programmes (school, parental education, living environment, vocational preparation, and the like). Due to an increase in…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Urban Renewal, Continuing Education, Educational Change