A variety of sources provides us with a body of fairly reliable knowledge about adult learning. This knowledge might be divided into three basic divisions: things we know about adult learners and ...

You may want to keep your eye on the clock as you begin that new company training program at your small business. It probably will be only a matter of time before you commend your employees for being ...

Every business is built on its human resources. Those humans have experienced unprecedented change since 2020 and, with them, the companies they work for. Many employers are paying more, increasing ...

Andragogy, a term initially coined by the German educator Alexander Kapp in 1833, was later popularized by American educator Malcolm Knowles. It signifies a shift in educational methods and practices, ...

What Do Harvey and Irma have to do with learning? When (what we thought were) once in five hundred year storms hit every other week, it suggests there is something new going on--and another sign that ...

As more colleges face the reality of a declining traditional student population, there’s a common belief that adult students are where the growth is. But the reality is more complicated. There are ...

With evolving labour markets and longer-lived populations, lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity in developed nations. Governments worldwide are actively promoting reskilling and ...

Training transfer refers to the process by which adult learners apply newly acquired skills, knowledge and attitudes from formal training environments to real-world contexts. In adult education, ...