You probably know the feeling when you want to learn something new, but the timing never lines up. For example, you have class across town, your shift ends late, the roads are a mess, and by the time ...

Non-vocational adult education drawing on a person's own motivation comes with a variety of benefits that are also reflected on the person's close friends, family and work. Studying boosts ...

Most Americans feel they are lifelong learners, whether that means gathering knowledge for “do it yourself” projects, reading up on a personal interest or improving their job skills. For the most part ...

To characterize the landscape of personal learning among adult Americans, the October-November 2015 survey presented respondents a list of possible learning activities they might pursue. For personal ...

Adults are often intimidated by math, and they can easily pass that attitude on to their children. To counter this, some schools are holding events to bust misconceptions and get adults on board with ...

Your employees bring a lifetime of experiences to every training session. Sometimes they’ll know more than you do about specific hazards and safety conditions in their current jobs. When you design ...

Too often, icebreakers are poorly designed fillers, disconnected from learning goals--they should respect professional ...

Everyone’s right to learn continues throughout life. Educational and cultural institutions have a responsibility to find new ways to respond to the needs of a rapidly ageing society, according to the ...

The number of adult learners in the UK has fallen - with a particular decline among men, an annual survey suggests. This year's National Institute of Adult Continuing Education survey - of 4,957 ...