The Impact of Learning on Unemployed, Low-qualified Adults
Author : Sally Dench
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 30,13 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Elementary education of adults
ISBN :
Author : Sally Dench
Publisher :
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 30,13 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Elementary education of adults
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Author : Barbara Senior
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 16,34 MB
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 0429772203
Originally published in 1987, at a time of high unemployment, this book provides a critical analysis of the role played by education in solving unemployment. It examines the practical, social and psychological effects of unemployment on adults and argues that formal institutional responses are inadequate within any long term perspective, and that it is rather community, informal and often unofficial initiatives that will provide learning experiences for unemployed people.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 36,48 MB
Release : 2019-02-13
Category :
ISBN : 9264311750
With digitalisation, deepening globalisation and population ageing, the world of work is changing. The extent to which individuals, firms and economies can harness the benefits of these changes critically depends on the readiness of adult learning systems to help people develop relevant skills ...
Author : Anthony Craig Adkisson
Publisher :
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 26,67 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Adult education
ISBN :
This research addresses the impact job-readiness programs have on the identity of unemployed adults. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the transformational learning that happened for a group of seven unemployed adults seeking employment. The research considered: 1) what meaning do unemployed adults make out of their experience going through job-training programs; 2) what are the liminal aspects of job-training programs; 3) how do aspects of the job-training programs influence the development of their identity; 4) what are the ways the programs shapes their views toward learning; and 5) in what ways was this experience transformative? Data were collected through interviews with participants and facilitators, and workshop observations. The findings of this study demonstrate how learners with barriers use learning environments as a space to further work on and develop their identities. The significance of this study demonstrates the need to consider program space and structure when working with unemployed adult learners with barriers to employment.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 431 pages
File Size : 11,88 MB
Release : 2015-01-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309309980
Young adulthood - ages approximately 18 to 26 - is a critical period of development with long-lasting implications for a person's economic security, health and well-being. Young adults are key contributors to the nation's workforce and military services and, since many are parents, to the healthy development of the next generation. Although 'millennials' have received attention in the popular media in recent years, young adults are too rarely treated as a distinct population in policy, programs, and research. Instead, they are often grouped with adolescents or, more often, with all adults. Currently, the nation is experiencing economic restructuring, widening inequality, a rapidly rising ratio of older adults, and an increasingly diverse population. The possible transformative effects of these features make focus on young adults especially important. A systematic approach to understanding and responding to the unique circumstances and needs of today's young adults can help to pave the way to a more productive and equitable tomorrow for young adults in particular and our society at large. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults describes what is meant by the term young adulthood, who young adults are, what they are doing, and what they need. This study recommends actions that nonprofit programs and federal, state, and local agencies can take to help young adults make a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood. According to this report, young adults should be considered as a separate group from adolescents and older adults. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults makes the case that increased efforts to improve high school and college graduate rates and education and workforce development systems that are more closely tied to high-demand economic sectors will help this age group achieve greater opportunity and success. The report also discusses the health status of young adults and makes recommendations to develop evidence-based practices for young adults for medical and behavioral health, including preventions. What happens during the young adult years has profound implications for the rest of the life course, and the stability and progress of society at large depends on how any cohort of young adults fares as a whole. Investing in The Health and Well-Being of Young Adults will provide a roadmap to improving outcomes for this age group as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Author : Justine Schneider
Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 41,55 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1843105063
This book gathers together the lessons learned from perhaps the largest scale social experiment ever undertaken in England - Sure Start. In addition to summarizing the findings of numerous innovative projects, contributors draw on their experiences of the successes and challenges to offer advice for those engaged in current and future practice.
Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 21,82 MB
Release : 2021-04-23
Category :
ISBN : 9264328440
Germany has a strong skill development system. The country’s 15‐year‐old students performed above the OECD average in the last (2018) edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), continuing a trend of significant improvement since PISA’s first edition in 2000.
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Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,95 MB
Release : 2015
Category :
ISBN :
The article focuses on the problem of human capital gap between young, employed and high-qualified adults, and the unemployed and low-qualified, all of whom are participants of lifelong learning process. It also considers net partnership as a tool for bridging the gap.
Author : Kjell Rubenson
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 22,8 MB
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 0123814898
A collection of 46 articles from the diverse and still emerging field of adult education.
Author : Mary V. Alfred
Publisher : IAP
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 33,61 MB
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1617351121
In a most timely volume addressing many of the connections among current fiscal and employment crises to adult education, Learning for Economic Self-Sufficiency highlights the problems and challenges that low-literate adults encounter in various environments. Moreover, this book presents strategies for addressing the chronic illiteracy among low-income workers. The power of this volume is that the reader gains a holistic view of the complexities of educating a population of low-literate adult learners from various life conditions. From language literacy issues in corrections, the workplace and access to higher education, and migrant workers literacy learning barriers, to technology literacies, and consumerism myths, Learning for Economic Self-Sufficiency goes far deeper than prior volumes in exploring the complex scope of issues face by low-income, low-literate adults as they seek learning for economic self-sufficiency. The overall objective of the book is to help readers explore economic self-sufficiency for low literate and low-income adults from various contexts and the role of adult and higher education in developing these learners for greater economic independence. Noting that literacy is only a first step to economic, mental, and physical health as well as responsible citizenship, each chapter provide specific case examples and recommendations to educators and trainers of adults for creating learning programs and environments to facilitate the development of a more literate and economically stable population.