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Non-formal education and life satisfaction

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2026

Lifelong learning is increasingly recognized as important for individual well-being, but causal evidence on this relationship remains scarce. This paper evaluates the effects of non-formal adult education on life satisfaction by exploiting the substantial expansion of courses at East German...

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Non-formal education and life satisfaction

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2026

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Can voluntary adult education reduce unemployment? : causal evidence from East Germany after reunification

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2025

After the German reunification in 1990, East Germany transitioned from a centrally planned economic system to a market economy. To tackle surging unemployment, upskilling through adult education was deemed essential at the time. Besides substantial mandatory training programs provided by active...

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Can voluntary adult education reduce unemployment? : causal evidence from East Germany after reunification

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2024

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Can voluntary adult education reduce unemployment? : causal evidence from East Germany after reunification

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2024

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Adult education and political participation : evidence from East German Volkshochschulen

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2026

This paper examines the effects of voluntary, non-formal adult education on political attitudes, participation, and partisanship, exploiting the expansion of courses at East German Volkshochschulen (VHS) after reunification. Combining administrative VHS data with individual survey data and...

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Adult education and political participation : evidence from East German Volkshochschulen

Rupieper, Li Kathrin Kaja; Thomsen, Stephan L. - 2026

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Embracing imperfections : a predictive analysis of factors alleviating adult learners' digital learning stress on Singapore's lifelong learning journey

Tan, Kim-Lim; Loganathan, Shanu Rekha; Pidani, Rita R; … - 2025

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Kannustaako koulutustiedon jakaminen kouluttautumaan? : kirjepostikokeilun ja hakevan toiminnan pilotin loppuraportti

Karhunen, Hannu; Kauhanen, Antti; Kuhakoski, Jani; … - 2026

This study evaluated the effectiveness of two different measures in increasing participation in adult education among adults with low educational attainment, using a randomised field experiment. In the first part, an information letter was sent to 50,000 individuals with only basic education,...

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General adult education of displaced workers in a recession : the eﬀects on university enrollment and graduation

Lindström, Anders - 2024

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Exploratory study of the humanistic philosophy of adult learning as principal philosophy for leadership development

Scholtz, Gert - 2024

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Der Weiterbildungssektor im Land Bremen : Strukturen, Herausforderungen, Arbeitsbedingungen und Beschäftigungsverhältnisse

Friemer, Andreas; Warsewa, Günter - 2026 - 1. Auflage

Aktuelle Transformationsprozesse erzeugen erhebliche Anpassungserfordernisse an den Arbeitsmärkten: Qualifizierung und Weiterbildung sollen dazu beitragen, neu entstehende Qualifikationsanforderungen zu decken, (Fach-)Kräfteengpässe zu entschärfen, Arbeitslosen und Geringqualifizierten Wege...

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Psychometric properties of the BFI-2 inventory in the 2023 Survey of Adult Skills

2026

The 2023 Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), provides a comprehensive overview of adults' literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills – skills that are fundamental for personal, economic and societal...

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Second chance in vocational education and training of adults in Slovakia : second or wasted chance?

Lukáč, Marek; Lukáčová, Silvia - 2024

Context: The paper focuses on an analysis of school-based vocational education and training (VET) of adults in Slovakia against the background of the concept of second-chance education (hereafter SCE). The concept of SCE involves different conditions of education to those that adults faced...

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The benefits of university adult learning

Osborne, Michael - 2024

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Helping adults overcome barriers to training

2026

Many barriers still prevent adults from taking part in upskilling and reskilling, even when training opportunities exist. These challenges can arise at any stage – before adults consider training, while exploring options, during decision-making and even once enrolled. Governments play a...

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Literacy and numeracy skills and life-course outcomes : evidence from PIAAC and linked administrative data

Meehan, Lisa; Pacheco, Gail; Schober, Thomas - 2024

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Thematic country review on upskilling pathways for low-skilled adults in Croatia : key findings of the first research phase

2025

This report presents the findings from the first (micro) phase of the thematic country review (TCR) on upskilling pathways (UP) in Croatia. It captures the perspectives of both the beneficiaries of the initiatives under review and the stake-holders involved in their implementation. The TCR on UP...

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Skills Systems for Adults and Out-of-School Youth

Lebow, Jeremy; Carranza, Eliana; Liang, Xiaoyan - 2025

Amid rapid labor market changes and aging workforces, countries need institutionalized programs and services that support lifelong skill development and utilization, from the school-to-work transition through adulthood. This technical note presents a conceptual framework for building skills...

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Cross-country data on skills and the quality of schooling : a selective survey

Fuente, Ángel de la; Doménech, Rafael - 2024

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Adult literacy and women's engagement : insights from Bangalore slums

Nouskit, Stanzin - 2025

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Revisiting dualism : the governance of the low pay-low skill labour market in four European countries

Eichhorst, Werner; Scalise, Gemma - 2026

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Adult education and entrepreneurship : getting young adults involved

Biney, Isaac Kofi - 2023

This paper reflects on adult education and the fostering of an entrepreneurial mindset. It solicits roles adult education, especially the non-formal education (NFE), could play in fostering entrepreneurial mindset of young adults. It examines short-to-medium, and long-term plans of young adults...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : comparative report

2025

The Education and Training Monitor is the European Commission's annual report on EU education and training systems, tracking their progress towards reaching the seven EU-level targets adopted as part of the 2021 Council Resolution on a strategic framework for European cooperation in education...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : comparative report

2025

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Does adult digital learning pay off? : the impact on labor market returns

Lei, Wei; Chen, Chenxuan - 2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Malta

2025

Malta has made steady progress in increasing participation across all education levels and reducing early school leaving. However, it continues to face structural challenges that limit the equity, quality and labour market alignment of education and training. Learning outcomes remain among the...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Malta

2025

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A study of adult learners' learning approaches and lifelong learning in universities in Malaysia and Taiwan

Lim Lee Ping; Ong Choon Hee; Chi-Hua, Wu - 2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Spain

2025

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Spain

2025

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Building a climate-literate workforce : impacts of a comprehensive public utility climate change education program

DeWaters, Jan E.; Zabel, Ingrid; Chatrchyan, Allison M.; … - 2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Austria

2025

While Austrian students outperform most of their European peers, basic skills have decreased over the past decade. Education outcomes remain strongly linked to socio-economic and migrant background. Despite efforts to increase the number of places in ECEC, especially for under-3-year-olds, there...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Austria

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Austria

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Netherlands

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Netherlands

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Netherlands

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Reexamining learning transfer through a critical lens : a conceptual study on key factors shaping the transfer of "critical" adult learning

Sim, Eunbi; Bierema, Laura L. - 2025

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Integration of adult education principles into strategic human resource management : implications for organizational behavior and design

Viterouli, Mary; Belias, Dimitrios; Koustelios, Athanasios - 2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Denmark

2025

Denmark faces considerable skills shortages. Although participation in STEM courses continues to increase, it remains below the EU average. Basic skills keep declining with every fifth student showing low skills, and less than 10% showing top performance. Socio-economic and migrant background...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Denmark

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Denmark

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Does learning matter for wages in Korea? : international comparison of wage returns to adult education and training

Park, Yoonsoo - 2022

This study compares the wage equation in Korea to those in other countries, focusing on the wage returns to adult education and training (AET) participation. It is found that the wage compensation structure in Korea is associated mainly with job characteristics such as tenure and workplace size...

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Does learning matter for wages in Korea? : International comparison of wage returns to adult education and training

Park, Yoonsoo - 2022

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Portugal

2025

Portugal is strengthening the ability of its education system to respond to labour market needs. Portugal has also made progress in increasing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) enrolment and modernising vocational education and training (VET). However, challenges remain in...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Portugal

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Portugal

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Poland

2025

Polish students perform better than their European peers, but basic skills have sharply declined since 2018. Poland is progressing at pace with preparing a curriculum reform that focuses more on key competences. Measures were adopted to improve teachers' working conditions. However, shortages...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Poland

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Poland

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Swedish vocational adult education in the wake of marketisation

Andersson, Per; Muhrman, Karolina - 2022

Context: This study is about vocational education and training for adults within municipal adult education (MAE). Sweden has a long tradition of adult education, and has one of the world's highest proportions of participants in adult education. The Swedish education system is characterised by...

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ICTs in knowledge sharing and organization culture : case study of a center for continuing education

Mohiuddin, Muhammad; Matei, Marian; Al-Azad, Samim; Su, Zhan - 2022

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Slovakia

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Slovakia

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Slovakia

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Engaging in educational tourism : an academic response

Vieira, Nataliya G. S.; Pocinho, Margarida; Nunes, … - 2022

Tourism-related education can determine the value and solutions for developing winning tactics to extend the quality of educational programmes and involve the community of national and international learners by creating an exchange network of top tourism initiatives. In this article, the authors...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Bulgaria

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Bulgaria

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Bulgaria

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Participation in job-related training : is there a parenthood training penalty?

Zoch, Gundula - 2022

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Cyprus

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Cyprus

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Cyprus

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Greece

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Greece

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Greece

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6 Improving Key Instructional Skills for Adult Seminar Presentations

Spina, James D. - 2024

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Technological support for lifelong learning : the application of a multilevel, person-centric framework

Lyndgaard, Sibley F.; Storey, Rebecca; Kanfer, Ruth - 2024

21st century career development is increasingly characterized by recurring participation in work-related skill learning, much of which is mediated by technology. However, integration of this technology into work-related lifelong learning contexts has been relatively atheoretical and...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Belgium

2025

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Belgium

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Belgium

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Luxembourg

2025

The provision of ECEC services has been largely improved both in terms of access and quality. A new system for early detection of special educational needs, adapted to Luxembourg's multilingual context, was introduced in 2025. Luxembourg addresses the high diversity of its school population by...

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Luxembourg

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Luxembourg

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No mental retirement : estimating voluntary adult education activities of older workers

Ruhose, Jens; Thomsen, Stephan L.; Weilage, Insa - 2024

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Education and training monitor 2025 : Estonia

2025

Estonia ranks first in the EU for basic skills, and is the only country which has reached the EU target for basic skills in all three domains (reading, science and maths). Its education system is also one of the most equitable in the EU. Investment in AI tools and training aims to ensure...

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