One of several buildings for Jefferson Community & Technical College in downtown Louisville, Ky. Credit: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign ...

Santa Barbara City College’s School of Extended Learning offers tuition-free classes designed for adults 55 and older that promote lifelong learning, social connection, and overall well-being through ...

A variety of sources provides us with a body of fairly reliable knowledge about adult learning. This knowledge might be divided into three basic divisions: things we know about adult learners and ...

Research shows that adults often enter college with a goal in mind, such as a career pivot, additional education in their current industry or completion of a degree they previously started. But ...

Lifelong learning and education for older adults have emerged as pivotal elements in fostering active ageing, social inclusion and cognitive well‐being. As demographic shifts lead to an increasingly ...

Transformative learning in adult education has emerged as a pivotal paradigm, challenging traditional didactic models by encouraging critical reflection, experiential engagement, and the re‐evaluation ...