Finding the Worker: Adult Education and Workers' Education

Rose, Amy D.; Jeris, Laurel

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“…Adult education has been studied from multiple lenses and for this reason clarity is warranted. Worker education has been broadly defined, but typically includes an emphasis on a social movement that is larger than the workers themselves (Rose & Jeris, 2011). In many ways, modern adult education grew out of workers' education, but does not have the same focus on social change in the same way as does workers' education (Spencer, 2010).…”

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Postsecondary Adult Learner Motivation: An Analysis of Credentialing Patterns and Decision Making Within Higher Education Programs

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This study sought to fill a gap in the literature by considering the role of motivation in post-secondary aspirations of adult learners, specifically full versus part-time status, previous level of educational attainment, years of work experience, and the selection of an academic program. The data from this study came from adult students ages 25 and older at 8 institutions in the Midwest. Statistical analysis determined there were significant differences in gender motivation, level of education is predictive of type of educational credential being pursued, and type of adult learner motivation influences which degree, academic program, and enrollment status is pursued by adult learners. Furthermore, this research revealed as adults acquire more work experience, their postsecondary educational aspirations are more likely motivated by extrinsic factors. These findings have meaningful implications for linking motivation with continuance and graduation from collegiate programs for which this paper identifies and discusses in the context of postsecondary education.

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Postsecondary Adult Learner Motivation: An Analysis of Credentialing Patterns and Decision Making Within Higher Education Programs

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“…There is consensus among many scholars that, unlike other types of education, because workers’ education seeks to preserve and advance the interests of workers and of the marginalised, it has to be democratic and participatory (Dolgon and Roth, 2016; Jansson, 2016; Rose and Jeris, 2011). In the context of Switzerland, workers’ education and organising have been used to defend and advance the interests not only of Swiss workers but also those of vulnerable migrant workers working in that country.…”

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Workers’ education under conditions of precariousness: Re-imagining workers’ education

Hlatshwayo

2019

The Economic and Labour Relations Review

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The increase in precarious forms of work has been extensively investigated by scholars. However, the implications of precarity for workers’ education have not been adequately explored. There is a great need for an approach to workers’ education that will advance the social and economic interests of precarious workers and other marginalised communities who are becoming a major segment of the workforce. Based on in-depth interviews, this article identifies education regarding wages, women and work, working conditions, labour laws and practical skills like public speaking, reading and writing as core elements of a curriculum for the education of precarious workers. Given that precarious workers tend not to be organised in formal structures, non-governmental organisations and trade unions will have to reach out to them to make sure that they provide alternative structures able to craft educational programmes that can build the confidence of precarious workers so that they can challenge their precariousness. JEL Codes: I29, J46, J51, J61, J83

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Finding the Worker: Adult Education and Workers' Education

Cited by 2 publications

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Postsecondary Adult Learner Motivation: An Analysis of Credentialing Patterns and Decision Making Within Higher Education Programs

Postsecondary Adult Learner Motivation: An Analysis of Credentialing Patterns and Decision Making Within Higher Education Programs

Workers’ education under conditions of precariousness: Re-imagining workers’ education

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