The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In his explanation of adult learning in 1970, Malcolm Knowles highlighted how adults: Want to apply their learning now to relevant situations (not perhaps years later) Aim to develop increased ...

The top-down approach to adult learning is proving cumbersome, costly, and confusing. Those are the key takeaways from an analysis by Harvard University’s Project on Workforce examining the ...

Learning a new skill as an adult can be daunting, especially something as difficult as gymnastics. One adult gymnastics class shows there are serious benefits to adult learning. Some things are ...

I beat myself up but I do have an excuse. You see, learning new skills and absorbing new knowledge as an adult is vastly different from how children grasp and retain new concepts. It’s not that ...

Adults seeking to improve their employment situations through education can enroll in The Learning Source programs with spring enrollment open now. TLS is a Colorado nonprofit that connects adult ...

For a number of sometimes overlapping reasons, 48 million American adults struggle to read basic English, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That may leave them unable to ...

Adult Education Academy provides professional learning opportunities for Kentucky's adult educators. We seek to create and provide professional development opportunities that help practitioners meet ...

Our Mission is to provide adults in our service region with the means and opportunities to develop and improve skills essential to financial stability and self-sufficiency. We believe learning is a ...

A new outfit will focus on conducting research and innovation in adult education and training, as part of a national push to equip Singaporeans for changes in the workplace. Enterprises ...