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, ...

Adult learning in the United States continues to evolve as colleges, universities, and professional programs adapt to the needs of working professionals, returning learners, and career changers.

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 ...

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, ...

By examining the psyche of learners, co-authors Dr Wang Jiunwen, Dr Charmaine H. Y. Tan, and Dr Walter Edgar Theseira guide ...

Safety training’s biggest problem can be summed up in two words: knowledge transfer. An abundance of teaching points are crammed into every lesson, but all too often, relatively little learning ...

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 ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...