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Adult learners versus policies: An insight of adult education in the UK

, 2012
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Master of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University on 23 Nov 2012.This research evaluates adult education policies under the UK’s New Labour Government between 1997 and 2010.
Farhan, Dhuha
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When do adults learn? A cohort analysis of adult education in Europe. CEPS Working Document No. 383, 21 May 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
Adult learning is seen as a key factor for enhancing employment, innovation and growth, and it should concern all age cohorts. The aim of this paper is to understand the points in the life cycle at which adult learning takes place and whether it leads to
Beblavý, Miroslav, Potjagailo, Galina, Thum, Anna-Elisabeth.   +2 more
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Training Methods Research Opportunities for a Pilot Workforce in Transition: A Literature Review

Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research
Over the next 15 years, 50% of the U.S. commercial air carrier workforce will retire, making way for younger pilots from Generations Y and Z. This review identifies the emerging pilot workforce and training methods, including emerging technologies and ...
James Birdsong, Kurt L Reesman
doaj   +1 more source

Cyclic azapeptide CD36 ligand attenuates cardiac injury and reduces long‐chain fatty acid accumulation after myocardial ischemia–reperfusion in mice

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In a murine model of myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (MI/R), the CD36 azapeptide ligand MPE‐298 reduces cardiac injury and transiently lowers left ventricular long‐chain fatty acids (LCFAs) accumulation 3 h after reperfusion, accompanied by a decrease of oxidative stress and inflammation‐associated genes' expression in the heart and adipose tissue.
Jade Gauvin, Naghme Radmannia, David N. Huynh, Liliane Ménard, Caroline Daneault, Maïté Veilleux, Ahsanullah Ahsanullah, André C. Carpentier, William D. Lubell, Matthieu Ruiz, Huy Ong, Sylvie Marleau, Simon‐Pierre Gravel   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Continuing Education in Non-University Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria: Emerging Roles and Challenges

, 2007
Institutional continuing education practices have received widespread attention in literature on adult and continuing education. However, the research community seems to restrict continuing education to universities.
Garuba, Ayo
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life long learning in rural areas: a report to the Countryside Agency

, 2002
Lifelong Learning is a broad umbrella term which includes many different kinds of provision and different forms of learning. At its heart is formal learning, often classroom based, or involving paper and electronic media, undertaken within educational ...
Gray, F., Jackson, Sue, Schuller, T., Cara, S., Clarke, Richard, Mount, D., Jones, B., Thompson, A.   +7 more
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Aging Is a Key Driver for Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a classical age‐related hematologic malignancy, and a key driver of AML is aging, which profoundly regulates intrinsic factors such as genomic instability, epigenetic reprogramming, and metabolic dysregulation, and alters bone marrow microenvironment.
Rong Yin, Haojian Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

Marketing continuing education programs: study of preferences of Washington metropolitan area nurses

, 1983
This study was undertaken to identify continuing education program design and promotion preferences of nurses in the Washington metropolitan area and to determine relationships between these preferences and selected demographic characteristics of study ...
Kelly-Thomas, Karen J.
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Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Adult Learning in STEM Disciplines

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) are reshaping adult learning in STEM by providing adaptive, data‐driven instruction across classrooms, workplaces, and informal environments. In the context of ITS, this article compares generative AI, which creates personalized explanations and practice materials, with explainable AI, which focuses on ...
Jill Zarestky, Amanda R. Lager Gleason
wiley   +1 more source