Up to 35 million Americans have enrolled in college at some point but failed to earn a degree or certificate. A new report from Higher Ed Insight, a research firm, tracks the challenges adult students face when they return to college. Read more...
By Jacqueline Thomsen. One women’s college is making sure that all students who want a degree can earn one. Alverno College, an all-women’s institution in Wisconsin, is phasing out its once popular weekend courses in favor of a hybrid option for students, a move the college’s president said will allow the student body to better balance personal and professional demands while still pursuing a degree. Read more...
By Kirstie Donnelly. Education is an essential right for everyone, not purely something to be enjoyed by the young, writes Kirstie Donnelly. Read more...
Pour répondre aux besoins d'échange et de coopération des professionnels de l'éducation et de la formation des adultes, la Commission européenne a créé la plateforme EPALE (European Platform for Adult LEarning).
Plateforme collaborative, EPALE permet de partager des ressources (blogs, actualités, évènements, articles…) et d'échanger autour de problématiques ou de pratiques communes. Voir l'article...
The gamification of reality by the implementation of educational games and learning by using simulations, especially business simulations, is one of the possibilities to improve adult‘s education process, to make it not only suitable to the needs of today’s learner, to the variety of their learning styles, but also to reach higher effectiveness of learning itself. The seminar „Study process improving by integrating business simulations“organized by the Lithuanian Quality Management and Innovations Association together with Virtonomics (Simulation for Education) on 19th of May was devoted for the theoretical and practical justification of these ideas. More...
Just two thirds of adults achieved the 'expected level of attainment' for a primary school leaver, study finds.
According to research almost a third of British parents would fail to reach the minimum standards of spelling expected for 11-year-olds. The study involving 1,000 adults aged between 16 and 77 found that only 67 per cent would reach Level 4 in Standard Assessment Tests (SATs). More...
The draft is now available to download here directly from UNESCO's site. It takes into account the three key domains of adult learning and education: literacy and basic skills; continuing training and professional development; and education and learning opportunities for active citizenship. It is the final phase of the revision of the 1976 Recommendation on the Development of Adult Education requested by the Belém Framework for Action. More...
By Donna Ferguson. Expense is often cited as a barrier to further learning, but there are multiple ways to fund a course. We talk to some older learners. More...
By Anant Agarwal - EvoLLLution. When I started my present position at Loyola University Chicago, I dove into the statistics on our enrollment numbers. I specifically wanted to understand why so many accepted students do not ultimately enroll in classes. I soon discovered that the number one reason accepted students never cross the line to enrollment is that they think (and sometimes just assume) that they cannot afford Loyola. More...
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