Essays about: "Adult Education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 128 essays containing the words Adult Education.

1. 1. The Making of My Own Future : Student-centred education for African adult students in a CPIA in Verona, Italy

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Nadia Ricci; [2024]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : With the institution of Provincial Centres for Adults’ Education in 2015, Italy has created a new system for adults’ and especially adult migrants’ education, responding to the needs for language alphabetization, higher education for immigrants, and a response to scholastic dispersion. These Centres offer courses for the obtainment of middle school and high school diplomas, and certifications for language proficiency following the regulations of CEFR. READ MORE

3. 2. Experiencing and learning about food and food waste: A phenomenological study of household individuals in Malaysia and Sweden from an ESD perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession

   Author : Alice Hedén; [2023-08-29]
   Keywords : Food; food waste; households; leftovers; lived experiences; phenomenology; transformative learning; sustainable development; education for sustainable development ESD ; learning sources;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this study was to map how lived experiences affect the approach towards food and food waste. The study also aimed to map the primary learning sources regarding food and food waste in Malaysia and Sweden. Theory: The theoretical framework that was used is the Theory of Transformative learning by Jack Mezirow. READ MORE

4. 3. Emotion in adult learing

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

   Author : Sara Shadabi; [2023-02-16]
   Keywords : adult education; migrant learners; Swedish for Immigrants SFI ; host country language learning; emotional states;

   Abstract : Aim: Of particular interest to this research are migrant students’ emotional states in the courses Swedish for foreigners (in Swedish “Svenska för invandrare” or SFI Swedish for immigrants) and their learning process, including types of emotions, reasons for the occurrence of these emotions, and the influence these emotions may have on learning. The study has an overarching research aim that incorporates identifying the main types of emotional states of SFI migrant students in Sweden, analysis of the dependency of emotional states of students on their studies, socialization, and integration. READ MORE

5. 4. To what extent can explicit morphology instruction promote vocabulary development for older adolescent or adult learners of English as a foreign language?

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Camilla Parment; Thore Hägglund; [2023]
   Keywords : English as a foreign language; explicit teaching; higher education; morphological awareness; morphology; upper secondary education; vocabulary development;

   Abstract : Vocabulary development is important when it comes to learning a language, but it is also a challenging task. The Swedish syllabus focuses on implicit knowledge, and explicit teaching has been shown to have a positive impact on learners’ implicit knowledge. READ MORE

6. 5. The Impact of Social Support, Age, and Education in Second Language Acquisition of Adults

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

   Author : Subeh Zakarias; [2023]
   Keywords : language; cognition; linguistics; learning; science; språk; kognition; lingvistik; inlärning; forskning;

   Abstract : The topic of second language learning is frequently discussed in linguistics and social science, and several factors differentiate between second language learning in children and adults. Adults are faced with additional complications when learning a new language, including social factors, exposure to natural learning situations, and neurobiological factors. READ MORE