You’ve probably heard it your whole life: kids soak up languages like a fresh pint, while adults? Not so much. Your brain is ...

Culture shift is a remarkably difficult task, but one which, as we move toward learner-centered education design, is absolutely necessary. Culture shift towards innovation-developing an agile ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

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 ...

“This weekend, I am sorry for nothing. This weekend, I belong to me and the goddesses of [expletive] rock!” says musician Adra Boo, director of Seattle’s Ladies Rock Camp, to the group of campers in ...

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 ...

Leannah Hamilton measures the diameter of an oatmeal cream pie as part of Pi Day activities at the Adult Learning Center. The center offers a number of programs to help students prepare for the HiSET, ...

With evolving labour markets and longer-lived populations, lifelong learning is no longer a luxury but a necessity in developed nations. Governments worldwide are actively promoting reskilling and ...

This study will synthesize the behavioral and cognitive sciences, education, and neuroscience research on literacy to understand its applicability to adolescent and adult populations. It will review ...

As more colleges face the reality of a declining traditional student population, there’s a common belief that adult students are where the growth is. But the reality is more complicated. There are ...

As Monterey Adult School’s principal, Beth Wodecki saw non-English speaking families facing challenges many may not be aware of. Based on feedback Wodecki and other teachers received from families, ...

An Ofsted inspection has highlighted Bury Council’s children’s department ‘needs attention’ in two crucial areas.