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Programming for adult learners’ success in developmental reading and writing: Equity and access 成人学习者在发展性阅读和写作方面的成功规划:公平和获取
Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-09-19 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231203140
Linda Shidler, Kelly Payne, Jeffrey Cutchin
Research has shown upwards of 40% of adult learners entering community college may need developmental education intervention in reading and writing skills. Of those who enroll in developmental education, a large portion will never receive college-level credit and will leave the community college. This research investigated a compressed reading and writing developmental education course for adult learners in a community college setting. The newly designed course integrated skill development, contextualized the content, and connected students and teachers in a meaningful way. The developmental education reading and writing course was compressed to eight weeks and attached to a compressed (eight weeks) college-level course. The course’s efficacy was analyzed using multiple patterns of outcomes including for the developmental education coursework (pre and post new design), gateway courses’ pass rate, and program completion. Moreover, this research compares the outcomes to national, statewide, and institutional data. The review of the patterns of gateway course success before and after implementation (2009–2020) saw mixed results when examining career and technical programs and transfer-level programs. Results also showed that while college-level competency was enhanced, the outcome did not translate fully to the completion of programs of study.
研究表明,进入社区大学的成人学习者中,超过40%的人可能需要在阅读和写作技能方面进行发展性教育干预。在那些接受发展性教育的学生中,有很大一部分人将永远得不到大学水平的学分,并将离开社区大学。本研究对社区大学成人学习者的压缩阅读与写作发展教育课程进行了调查。新设计的课程整合了技能开发,将内容情境化,并以有意义的方式将学生和教师联系起来。发展性教育阅读和写作课程被压缩到8周,并附属于一个压缩的(8周)大学水平课程。使用多种结果模式来分析课程的有效性,包括发展性教育课程作业(新设计前后),门户课程的通过率和课程完成情况。此外,本研究还将结果与全国、全州和机构数据进行了比较。对实施前后(2009-2020年)门户课程成功模式的回顾发现,在检查职业和技术项目以及转学水平项目时,结果好坏参半。结果还表明,虽然大学水平的能力得到了提高,但结果并没有完全转化为完成学习计划。
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Towards a transformative lifelong learning agenda for non-traditional students at university 面向大学非传统学生的变革性终身学习议程
Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-09-16 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231196044
Peace Buhwamatsiko Tumuheki, Jacques Zeelen, George Ladaah Openjuru
Liberalisation of higher education in Uganda meant opening its provision to the private sector, and also running a public-private mix model at public institutions. Consequently, the composition and needs of the student population at universities have changed due to flexibility in provision of study programmes and access routes. Students who had previously been excluded are also joining in increasing numbers. This article uses the feminist frameworks to equality and difference, discourses of integration and exclusion, and the concepts of Othering and Other to unpack equality of access, equity and inclusivity spaces of these new types of students. The aim is to contribute towards a learning agenda that promotes quality and sustainable educational development for all. We draw our findings from the voices of non-traditional students at a public university in Uganda. We validate these with voices of other germane actors to understand better the institutional policy and practice environments available to them. The equal opportunity provision has widened access for NTS but their equity and inclusivity spaces remain inadequately filled. To achieve sustainable inclusive and equitable quality higher education, we suggest a policy, practice and provision environment that promotes a transformative lifelong learning agenda.
乌干达高等教育的自由化意味着向私营部门开放,并在公共机构中运行公私混合模式。因此,由于提供学习方案和入学途径的灵活性,大学学生的组成和需求发生了变化。以前被排除在外的学生也越来越多地加入进来。本文运用平等与差异、融合与排斥话语、他者与他者概念等女权主义框架,对这些新型学生的机会平等、公平与包容空间进行了解构。其目的是促进制定一项学习议程,促进全民优质和可持续的教育发展。我们的调查结果来自乌干达一所公立大学非传统学生的声音。我们用其他相关参与者的声音来验证这些观点,以更好地理解他们可用的制度政策和实践环境。平等机会的规定扩大了国家税务局的机会,但其公平和包容性空间仍然没有得到充分填补。为了实现可持续、包容和公平的高质量高等教育,我们建议建立一个促进变革终身学习议程的政策、实践和提供环境。
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Adult learners’ perceptions of distance education 成人学习者对远程教育的认知
Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231200422
Anna Åkerfeldt, Nina Bergdahl, Stefan Hrastinski
Research informing adult education teachers’ didactic practices in distance education is scarce. Approaching the adult learner’s perspectives on how distance education is perceived is key to informing future initiatives. This study explores adult learners’ perception of distance education, concentrating on aspects such as, social presence, course structure, and perceived learning and satisfaction. A survey was distributed to teachers ( n = 78) in five schools organising adult distance education. Findings show that teacher accessibility and course structure correlated positively with social presence and perceived learning and satisfaction. Overall, adult learners are satisfied with their distance teaching. A challenge facing adult distance education is to create a sense of social presence despite the high demand for flexibility. Thus, we explored learner perceptions of benefits and challenges in distance education and structured these into social, cognitive, spatio-temporal, emotional, and technical dimensions. Findings reveal that one challenge in the social dimension was a lack of connection with peers, and a benefit in the cognitive dimension referred to autonomy and self-regulation. These findings are important as educational institutions and policymakers may strive for high flexibility, which in turn may lead to lower group cohesion and a lack of social presence.
关于成人教育教师远程教育教学实践的研究很少。接近成人学习者对如何感知远程教育的观点是告知未来举措的关键。本研究探讨成人学习者对远程教育的感知,主要从社会存在、课程结构、感知学习和满意度等方面进行。对五所成人远程教育学校的教师(78名)进行了调查。研究发现,教师可及性和课程结构与社会存在、学习感知和满意度呈正相关。总体而言,成人学习者对远程教学感到满意。成人远程教育面临的一个挑战是,尽管对灵活性有很高的要求,但如何创造一种社会存在感。因此,我们探讨了学习者对远程教育的好处和挑战的看法,并将其分为社会、认知、时空、情感和技术维度。研究结果显示,社交方面的一个挑战是缺乏与同伴的联系,而认知方面的一个好处是自主性和自我调节。这些发现很重要,因为教育机构和政策制定者可能会追求高度的灵活性,这反过来可能导致较低的群体凝聚力和缺乏社会存在感。
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Game-based learning: Teaching child welfare workers to engage child sex trafficking victims using “Case By Case” 基于游戏的学习:教儿童福利工作者使用“个案教学”让儿童性交易受害者参与进来
IF 1.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-09-04 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231200428
Amelia Rubenstein, Alexandra Eisler, Caroline Harmon‐Darrow, Nadine Finigan-Carr
Child sex trafficking (CST) is the exchange of something of value for any sexual act with a minor. Public child welfare agencies are responsible for serving CST victims. In response to the critical need for training child welfare workers on engaging survivors of CST, we describe an innovative game-based training model used to train over 1000 workers in Maryland. The “Case-By-Case” game uses case studies to shape small group discussions, role playing, skill drills for child welfare workers to build their capacity to identify and engage survivors. Initial evaluations indicate a significant increase in knowledge and self-efficacy for training participants. The model may hold promise for social work education in this critical area, as well as for other types of professional training for social workers.
儿童性交易是指与未成年人进行任何有价值的性行为。公共儿童福利机构负责为CST受害者提供服务。为了满足培训儿童福利工作者参与CST幸存者的迫切需求,我们描述了一种创新的基于游戏的培训模式,该模式用于培训马里兰州的1000多名工作人员。“个案分析”游戏使用案例研究来塑造小组讨论、角色扮演和技能训练,让儿童福利工作者培养识别和参与幸存者的能力。初步评估表明,培训参与者的知识和自我效能显著提高。该模式可能为这一关键领域的社会工作教育以及社会工作者的其他类型的专业培训带来希望。
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Towards a theory of African learning city 走向非洲学习型城市理论
IF 1.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-08-16 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231193740
I. Biao, Ditiro Tsimane
This article discusses the UNESCO concept of learning city in relation to the peculiarities of the African city. After reviewing earlier theoretical frameworks recommended for the promotion of learning city projects within sub-Saharan Africa, the article comes to the conclusion that those earlier theoretical frameworks are prescriptive. Upon further analysis of the peculiarities of the African city, the article opines that only within a reflexive theoretical framework that is supported by traditional African pedagogies would a learning city project in sub-Saharan Africa succeed.
本文结合非洲城市的特点,探讨了联合国教科文组织关于学习型城市的概念。在回顾了早期为促进撒哈拉以南非洲学习型城市项目而建议的理论框架后,文章得出结论,这些早期的理论框架是规范性的。在进一步分析非洲城市的特点后,文章认为,只有在传统非洲教育学支持的反射性理论框架内,撒哈拉以南非洲的学习型城市项目才能成功。
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Lifelong learning intention of adults in business sector: A case study from Vietnam 商业部门成年人的终身学习意向:以越南为例
IF 1.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-08-11 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231196043
L. Pham, Thoa Thi Kim Dau, Thanh Thi Ngoc Tran, Hoa Anh Tran
In the context of Industry 4.0, research on lifelong learning intention (LLI) and adoption is valuable for developing a learning society. However, prior studies on LLI of adults have primarily focused on the impact of individual characteristics or environment sporadically. There is a lack of research approaching LLI of adults. In emerging markets like Vietnam, although lifelong learning is an essential competence, scholars have not focused on this issue. Therefore, this study has built a path model to explain factors affecting the LLI of Vietnamese adults in the business sector by integrating individual and social antecedents forming LLI. We empirically analyse the data obtained through a survey of 417 adults. The findings that are established using SmartPLS certify that attitude, social influence, perceived behavioural control, voluntariness and self-efficacy are significant determinants of both the perceived usefulness of lifelong learning (PUoLL) and LLI of adults. While jobs relevant in the business sector have impacted PUoLL, it is not directly the relation to LLI. The study establishes a strong positive influence of PUoLL on the LLI of adults in the business sector. The results provide important insights for policymakers, educators, scholars and learners to develop strategies for lifelong learning for adults.
在工业4.0的背景下,研究终身学习意愿(LLI)和采用对发展学习型社会有价值。然而,先前对成人LLI的研究主要集中在个体特征或环境的影响上。目前缺乏对成人LLI的研究。在越南这样的新兴市场,尽管终身学习是一项基本能力,但学者们并没有关注这个问题。因此,本研究通过整合形成LLI的个人和社会前因,建立了一个路径模型来解释影响越南商业部门成年人LLI的因素。我们对417名成年人的调查数据进行了实证分析。使用SmartPLS建立的研究结果证明,态度、社会影响、感知行为控制、自愿和自我效能是感知终身学习有用性和成人LLI的重要决定因素。虽然与商业部门相关的工作影响了PUoLL,但这与LLI没有直接关系。该研究证实了PUoLL对商业部门成年人LLI的强烈积极影响。研究结果为决策者、教育工作者、学者和学习者制定成人终身学习策略提供了重要见解。
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A Qualitative Study on Why Older Adults May Be Reluctant to Participate in Learning Activities 老年人不愿参与学习活动的质性研究
IF 1.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-07-25 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231191354
Hsiao-Mei Hu
Maintaining the abilities and utilizing, even developing the potential of older adults is currently one of the important issues in an aged society, and participation in education is an important method to maintain and develop the abilities of older adults. Exploring the factors that discourage older adults from participating in learning activities is important in promoting their educational participation. Therefore, this paper focuses on understanding why older adults may be reluctant to participate in learning activities. This study utilized an interview approach to gain an in-depth understanding of the perspectives of older adults, with 24 participants involved in the study. The interview data was analysed using open coding, axial coding, and selective coding for qualitative data analysis and to draw conclusions. The results indicated that older adults may be reluctant to participate in education, which may be influenced by factors such as age, physical condition, education level, economic status, lifestyle, interpersonal relationships, transportation, and the types of courses available. According to the findings, two important issues regarding older adult education were identified: personal difficulties and curriculum structure. Based on the research results, this study provides suggestions for future reference in planning older adult education.
保持老年人的能力,利用甚至发展老年人的潜力是当前老龄化社会的重要问题之一,而参与教育是保持和发展老年人能力的重要手段。探索阻碍老年人参与学习活动的因素对促进老年人参与教育具有重要意义。因此,本文的重点是了解为什么老年人可能不愿意参加学习活动。本研究采用访谈法深入了解老年人的观点,共24人参与研究。对访谈数据采用开放编码、轴向编码和选择性编码进行定性数据分析并得出结论。结果表明,老年人不愿参与教育可能受到年龄、身体状况、文化程度、经济状况、生活方式、人际关系、交通、课程类型等因素的影响。根据调查结果,老年人教育的两个重要问题是:个人困难和课程结构。基于研究结果,本研究为未来规划老年教育提供参考建议。
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Continuing Education and Perception of Community Learning Centres: A Case Study of the University of Ghana Community Learning Centres, Ghana 继续教育与社区学习中心的认知:以加纳大学社区学习中心为例
IF 1.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-07-13 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231189617
B. Agyekum, Waad K. Ali, R. L. Afutu-Kotey
Diverse national and local policies represent efforts to guarantee inclusive and equitable quality education and provide lifelong learning for all (SDG4). Their effects have the potential to alter local access to education. There has been a lot of research on the factors that led certain universities to embrace distance learning programs in their local communities, but relatively little has been done to examine how these changes can affect the perceptions of the larger community approach to investigating public opinion. This study investigates community perceptions of distance learning through community learning centres in Ghana’s port city, Tema Metropolis – which supports various educational activities – using semi-structured interviews. Although community members expressed concerns about the possible socio-economic effects of learning centres, we discovered that individual students who used the learning centres were driven to pursue distance learning largely for its educational advantages. Our research demonstrates that the scope and speed of distance learning made possible by community learning centres has influenced local communities such as the Tema Metropolis and beyond. To guarantee that community learning centres encouraged by DE policy are administered effectively and fairly, such implications must be considered in research, policy, and planning.
多样化的国家和地方政策代表着保障包容性和公平的优质教育以及为所有人提供终身学习的努力(SDG4)。它们的影响有可能改变当地受教育的机会。关于导致某些大学在当地社区接受远程教育项目的因素,已经有很多研究,但相对而言,很少有人研究这些变化如何影响对调查公众舆论的更大社区方法的看法。这项研究通过加纳港口城市特马大都会的社区学习中心——该中心支持各种教育活动——使用半结构化访谈调查了社区对远程学习的看法。尽管社区成员对学习中心可能产生的社会经济影响表示担忧,但我们发现,使用学习中心的个别学生之所以选择远程学习,主要是因为其教育优势。我们的研究表明,社区学习中心实现远程学习的范围和速度影响了当地社区,如特马大都会及其他地区。为了确保DE政策鼓励的社区学习中心得到有效和公平的管理,必须在研究、政策和规划中考虑到这一影响。
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Psychological and educational effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on online students and faculty of a ghanaian university COVID-19大流行对加纳一所大学在线学生和教师的心理和教育影响
IF 1.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-06-15 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231180298
M. K. Asamoah, J. Osafo, I. Biney, B. Agyekum
This is a qualitative study that employed exploratory design to inquire from 15 participants of Central University (Ghana) about their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. An in-depth interview was conducted, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings indicate that participants experienced fear expressed in four key domains reported under four key themes thus: Experiencing psychological distress; Burden of economic hardships; Fear of inefficient health system; and Educational disruptions and worries involved in online teaching and learning. The study concludes that the upsurge of COVID-19 has triggered psychological, economic, and educational conundrums that have to be addressed. This paper contributes to the growing body of studies on COVID-19 and effects on lecturers and students. The burgeoning evidence of the mental health distress following COVID-19 should be a wake-up call for universities and Ghana as a whole to invest both in infrastructure and manpower in this area of health care delivery. Vaccine hesitancy research must be conducted to improve upon health educational campaigns. The significant disruption from the pandemic is a fair warning to all stakeholders to make educational e-learning infrastructure resilient against similar future shocks. The implications of the findings for health and educational policies in Ghana are addressed.
这是一项采用探索性设计的定性研究,向加纳中央大学的15名参与者询问他们在加纳COVID-19大流行中的经历。采用深度访谈法,采用专题分析法对数据进行分析。研究结果表明,参与者的恐惧表现在四个关键主题下的四个关键领域:经历心理困扰;经济困难的负担;对卫生系统效率低下的担忧;以及在线教学中涉及的教育中断和担忧。该研究的结论是,COVID-19的激增引发了必须解决的心理、经济和教育难题。本文为越来越多的关于COVID-19及其对教师和学生的影响的研究做出了贡献。COVID-19后精神健康困扰的证据日益增多,这应该是一个警钟,提醒大学和整个加纳在这一卫生保健服务领域投资基础设施和人力。必须进行疫苗犹豫研究,以改进卫生教育运动。大流行造成的严重破坏是对所有利益攸关方的一个公平警告,即要使教育电子学习基础设施能够抵御未来类似的冲击。讨论了调查结果对加纳卫生和教育政策的影响。
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Shame and Adult Learners 羞耻感与成人学习者
IF 1.9 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Pub Date : 2023-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/14779714231176173
Lisa Modenos
In this paper, I explore the ways that educators can nurture transformative learning for adult students by engaging emotions, particularly shame. I discuss how shame mitigates adult student experiences, successes, and failures in higher education, and how a relational pedagogy of vulnerability can support adult learners. This approach not only helps adult learners but reifies liberatory education for students and teachers alike, challenging hegemonic norms in higher education that often limit and exclude adult learners.
在这篇论文中,我探讨了教育工作者如何通过激发情感,特别是羞耻感,来培养成年学生的变革性学习。我讨论了羞耻感如何减轻成年学生在高等教育中的经历、成功和失败,以及脆弱性的关系教育如何支持成年学习者。这种方法不仅有助于成年学习者,而且具体化了学生和教师的解放教育,挑战了高等教育中经常限制和排斥成年学习者的霸权规范。
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