PEER ASSESSMENT IN ADULT EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 148
Author(s):  
Anžela Jurāne-Brēmane
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Adult Continuing Education

Adult education as a part of lifelong learning requires the use of modern teaching methods. Peer assessment is topical as it promotes the involvement of participants in the learning process more actively. The research aim is to explore challenges and opportunities of peer assessment in adult education. Structured interviews were used to achieve the aim of the research and to answer the question: what are the challenges and opportunities of peer assessment mentioned by participants of adult continuing education course. Main research results are related to opportunities of experience sharing, better understanding of the topic, but challenges relies to refers to lack of the ability to comment and emotional aspects.

scholarly journals Economic crisis and participation in Adult Education: A qualitative investigation with primary teachers in Greece

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-196
Author(s):  
Maria Papalexopoulou ◽  
Vassiliki Rorou ◽  
Thanassis Karalis
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
Qualitative Investigation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Education Programs

In this research, a quantitative approach (semi-structured interviews) is used to investigate the views of primary education teachers, concerning their participation in continuing education programs. The investigation of the motives and barriers to their participation is based on the Morstain & Smart and Cross typologies, while the present researchs findings are compared to those of a quantitative research in Greece. As it turns out from the findings of the research, the recent severe economic crisis largely restrains the primary education teachers options for participation in continuing education and lifelong learning.

scholarly journals The Methodological Underdog: A Review of Quantitative Research in the Key Adult Education Journals

2017 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Boeren
Keyword(s):  
Data Mining ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research

An examination of articles published in leading adult education journals demonstrates that qualitative research dominates. To better understand this situation, a review of journal articles reporting on quantitative research has been undertaken by the author of this article. Differences in methodological strengths and weaknesses between quantitative and qualitative research are discussed, followed by a data mining exercise on 1,089 journal articles published in Adult Education Quarterly, Studies in Continuing Education, and International Journal of Lifelong Learning. A categorization of quantitative adult education research is presented, as well as a critical discussion on why quantitative adult education does not seem to be widespread in the key adult education journals.

scholarly journals Comparative adult and continuing education: A guiding essay

2020 ◽  
pp. 17-30
Author(s):  
Regina Egetenmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Reference Points ◽  
Adult And Continuing Education ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Adult And Continuing

This paper provides a guide for developing a research design for comparative studies in adult and continuing education. To that end, a research methodology will be presented that was developed at the COMPALL and INTALL Winter Schools on Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. Central elements for systematic comparisons in adult and continuing education are (1) the object of comparison, (2) research fields for comparison, and (3) inductive comparative categories. These elements form the reference points for the development of a comparative research question in adult and continuing education. The comparative analysis proposes a three-step approach from juxtaposition to interpretation: step 1 – descriptive juxtaposition; step 2 – analytical juxtaposition; and step 3 – analytical interpretation.

scholarly journals Institutions of higher education and the idea of lifelong learning

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-18
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Marcinkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
European Commission ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Management Styles

The idea of lifelong learning is very popular in the XXI century. This paper presents how Polish universities reflect this idea. The main theories of andragogy were compared with each other and a relationship was shown, between this concept and adult education. Moreover, it analyses the effectiveness of different management styles continuing education in Polish universities and their implications for institutions of higher education. It also describes the main programs of the European Commission to promote lifelong learning in Europe.

scholarly journals A Conversation with Sharan Merriam: Globalization and Adult Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Gene Saudelli ◽  
Dolana Mogadime ◽  
Nancy Taber
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Educational Context ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
The Impact

On September 22, 2011, Sharan Merriam visited Brock University to give a Distinguished Speaker Lecture entitled "Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for Adult Education." Based on her research about the future of adult education within a global context, Merriam’s lecture sets the tone for this special issue on the impact of globalization for adult education and higher education. Merriam (2010) unpacked the phenomenon of globalization, connected it to the knowledge economy, and situated it within a contemporary, political, social, cultural, and educational context. Merriam (2010) highlighted the need for consideration of the trends and trajectories in adult education related to globalization as "adult education does not occur in a vacuum" (p. 408). She emphasized the need to consider research on lifelong learning that has been impacted by global education. Merriam’s work further highlighted the need for the sharing of knowledge among international educators in a global context.

Lifelong Learning and continuing education: Opinions of teachers and student teachers of preschool education in Greece

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-100
Author(s):  
Thanassis Karalis ◽  
Evangelia Mantadaki ◽  
Dionissia Lemioti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Student Teachers ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Preschool Education ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Childhood Education ◽  
Educational Sciences

In the following article we are going to present the findings of a qualitative research that uses semi-structured interviews for data collection. This specific research aims to look into the views of pre-school teachers (Pre-school Education) and student teachers (students of the Department of Educational Sciences and Early Childhood Education) on the content and importance of lifelong learning and continuing education. At the same time the research compares the views of these two groups as regards lifelong learning and continuing education based on how these terms are coined in relevant literature. The findings show that there is no discrepancy in opinions as both groups consider lifelong learning and continuing education as the medium that will eventually help an educationalist improve both on personal as well as professional level.

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