Associations between motivation to learn, basic skills, and adult education and training participation among older adults in the USA

Yamashita, Takashi; Cummins, Phyllis; Millar, Roberto J.; Sahoo, Shalini; Smith, Thomas J.

doi:10.1080/02601370.2019.1666927

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“…Relationship analysis allows us to infer that those who participate in adult education believe that it furnishes them with better skills and greater earning potential than they had before. This finding is supported by the work of Yamashita et al (2019),who identify that one of the benefits of adult education lies in helping students to adapt to changes in the workplace and the wider world.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…We measured a total of 65 items according to a 26-point scale and organised in terms of six central dimensions: (1) individual, (2) social, (3) relationship with the environment, (4) interpersonal, (5) cognitive and (6) economic, academic and labour-related. These dimensions show that improving literacy also generates benefits in personal and social spheres (Hamilton 2014;Lucas-Molina et al 2015;Banerji et al 2017;Yamashita et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies have also highlighted the positive impact of quality adult education programmes on the health of their participants (Hamilton 2014;Yamashita et al 2019). At their best, such programmes can enhance participants' self-esteem and social networks, improving their overall social and psychological well-being (Lucas-Molina et al 2015).…”

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“…Lifelong learning helps older people to adapt to today's rapidly changing society, as conditions for good health in adulthood are declining (Tikkanen 2017). Continuing education 2 provides older people with the resources they need to remain in the labour market, for example through upgrading their skills in the use of new technologies (Yamashita et al 2019). It is a proven fact that ensuring that people can access education at any time in their lives enhances quality of life for both men and women.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As noted above, adult education programmes have a significant impact on the quality of life of youth and adults. Governments and ministries responsible for regulating the quality of education should therefore take an interest in ensuring that such programmes are indeed generating a positive impact on those who participate in them (Hamilton 2014;Yamashita et al 2019). This is why we set out to design an instrument to assess the impact of literacy programmes (MinEducación 2010) for youth and adults, focusing on one such programme in Colombia.…”

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EduIMPACT: A scale for measuring the impact of literacy programmes for youth and adults

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This article presents an instrument for measuring the effectiveness of literacy programmes for youth and adults. To assess the impact of participation on individual learners’ lives and their environment, the authors developed a structure comprising five main dimensions: (1) “personal sphere” (six sub-dimensions); (2) “social skills” (six sub-dimensions); (3) “life project” (four sub-dimensions); (4) “knowledge” (five sub-dimensions); and (5) “economic situation” ´(five sub-dimensions). Phase 1 of developing this instrument included the definition of dimensional and sub-dimensional features; Phase 2 comprised drafting the design of the measurement scale. During Phase 1, the authors conducted focus group discussions and individual interviews with 15 students, 14 teachers, 10 graduates and 2 former managers of a Colombian second-chance adult education programme called Avancemos [Let’s go forward]. The programme was launched in 1993 and has since been further developed by the University of Ibagué. During Phase 2, six specialists in education and psychology validated the survey items in an expert trial. In the third phase of development, the authors finalised a survey questionnaire to test their scale and distributed it among 132 Avancemos graduates, of whom 124 (63 women and 61 men) returned completed forms. In their analysis of the results, the authors found that their instrument, which they named EduIMPACT, had proved useful for evaluating and acting upon the programme’s perception among its target group.

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Associations Between Volunteering, STEM Backgrounds, and Information-Processing Skills in Adult Populations of the United States

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Narine,

Punksungka

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Volunteering, STEM education and occupation, and information-processing skills such as literacy, numeracy, and digital problem-solving skills are important indicators of a nation's wellbeing as they represent civic engagement, economic development, and the human capital of the population. Although these critical social indicators have been previously examined in silos, the interrelationships are yet to be examined in the adult populations in the United States. The current study analyzed the 2012/2014/2017 U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) data of adults aged between 25 and 65 years old (n = 8,330).Results from the structural equation model showed that STEM education and occupation as well as information-processing skills, independently promote volunteer participation. Also, STEM education and occupation are positively associated with information-processing skills. Yet, when simultaneously examining the mediation relationship, STEM education, and occupation are no longer promoters of volunteering. Findings from the current studyprovide preliminary education, labor, and social policy implications for promoting the nation's economy and well-being and inform future research to disentangle complex interrelationships across the important social indicators.

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Adult education in mathematics and numeracy: a scoping review of recent research

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2024

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The paper responds to the need for understanding trends and gaps in extant research related to adult education in mathematics and numeracy, given changing skill demands and skill gaps regarding adults, and related policy, theorizing, and practice trends. This paper presents the results of a scoping review of recent empirical research related to adult education in mathematics and numeracy, published in 22 selected journals from 2019 to 2022, including 15 journals in adult education and seven in mathematics education. The results show that only 39 relevant empirical studies were found among over 2300 research papers reviewed, and that few of those focus on practice-related of adult education in mathematics and numeracy. The results provide quantitative evidence suggesting that the field of adult numeracy education is under-researched, and help to identify gaps in empirical research involving adult numeracy, including on emerging topics such as on modeling and critical interpretation. The results also point to research opportunities that can strengthen theorizing and practice in both mathematics education and adult numeracy education.

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Associations between motivation to learn, basic skills, and adult education and training participation among older adults in the USA

Cited by 14 publications

References 29 publications

EduIMPACT: A scale for measuring the impact of literacy programmes for youth and adults

EduIMPACT: A scale for measuring the impact of literacy programmes for youth and adults

Associations Between Volunteering, STEM Backgrounds, and Information-Processing Skills in Adult Populations of the United States

Adult education in mathematics and numeracy: a scoping review of recent research

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