MILLSTREET man David Barrett launched the three year strategic plan for the Co. Cork VEC Adult Basic Education Service in The Castle Hotel in Macroom last week.Mr. Barrett shared his life experience ...

Andragogy, a term initially coined by the German educator Alexander Kapp in 1833, was later popularized by American educator Malcolm Knowles. It signifies a shift in educational methods and practices, ...

For adult learning, there is no one way that fits all or one expert who knows everything. In today's rapidly changing, disruptive world, it has to be adaptive, collaborative and with content ahead of ...

There are 771 million illiterate adults globally today, according to UNESCO’s Institute of Statistics. And many more do not have the adequate skills and knowledge needed to navigate through our ...

An adult learner is anyone over the age of about 16. A day in the life of the adult learner is, broadly speaking, eight hours for work, eight hours for personal, family, community and social life and ...