It is increasingly important for adult educators to articulate more clearly their understanding
of the benefits and outcomes of adult learning. This paper reviews existing evidence of the …

The objective of this research was to identify the effects of participation in learning on the
subjective wellbeing of older adults. Data were from the English Longitudinal Study of …

In countries around the world, population aging, technological change, and labor market
transformations are leading to an increasing incidence of mismatch between the skills and …

We have, in recent years, seen a remarkable expansion in serious research attention to
lifelong learning and its benefits (Schuller and Desjardins 2007). Many researchers and …

This paper examines the earnings returns to learning that takes place following the
conventional 'school-to-work'stage of the life-course. We operationalise such 'lifelong …

Executive summary This review summarises research-based evidence concerning the
impacts of lifelong learning on poverty reduction. It is a contribution to an empirically based …

Education continues to be a focus of discussion in the media, politics, and the research
communities of modern societies and has been increasing in importance in many countries …

This report provides a detailed analysis of the current economic value of the full range of
vocational level 2 and level 3 qualifications held by the English workforce, focusing …

This paper adds to current discourses around employability by arguing for an explicit
recognition of gender, in particular in relation to women's employment in male-dominated …

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), written in the wake of the
catastrophically destructive impact of the Second World War (1939–45) states that all human …