Initial development of adult education learning toolkit: Inputs from adult education providers in the Philippines

Grounded Theory on Creating and Maintaining Adult Education Programs in Selected Higher Education Institutions in the Philippines

“…UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (2017) has recognized the importance of adult learning and education in achieving sustainable development and affirmed the need to promote it so that governments can fulfill their role to its citizen. Orozco and Berame (2022) provided guidelines for adult education practice through an adult education toolkit and identified several factors that precipitate adult education and learning. Among others, institutional mission-visionobjectives, clear learning objectives, and professional advancement units of HEIs play a crucial role in the implementation of adult education programs.…”

“…However, there seems to a dearth of research on adult education in higher education in the Philippines. In fact, the studies conducted by Orozco and Berame (2022), Pawilen et al (2022), andVelasco (2023) in the Philippines are just a few studies that have been done on adult education in higher education recently. Consequently, this paper intends to add up to the literatures on adult education in higher education, specifically on creating and maintaining adult education in Philippine higher education institutions.…”

“…Several studies have been written about the need to rationalize adult education in higher education in the Philippines (Orozco & Berame, 2022;Velasco, 2023). And yet all that surveys undertaken of Philippine higher education have concluded so far, is that adult education in higher education in the country seems to be not clearly defined and probably misunderstood, and that there seems to be a lack of studies that deal with it or are solely focused on adult education in higher education.…”

“…Similarly, the framework of Orozco and Berame (2022) referred to the following themes considered in developing an adult education learning toolkit: (a) adult learning background; (b) crafting learning objectives for adult education program; and (c) monitoring and evaluation strategy to improve adult education program and training. These framework components also lend credence to the grounded theory generated in this study specifically along the areas of operational level of AEHE program management and in maintaining AEHE programs.…”

“…Adult education (AE) is a lifelong learning endeavor that facilitates adults' participation in educational activities through which they can enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitudes (Orozco & Berame, 2022). Chang (2021) maintains that adult education is unique for it is entrenched in the "life experiences of adults and the local and global social contexts" (p. 11).…”