Participation in Adult Learning

This article presents an internationally comparative overview of adult learning patterns. Emphasis is placed on who is participating in adult learning and the observed unequal chances to participate. The article covers three overarching questions that are central to participation research: (1) What is the extent of participation? (2) Who is participating? (3) Why are certain people or groups participating either more or less, or not at all?. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved

Continuous enhancement of science teachers' knowledge and skills through scientific lecturing

Due to their importance in transmitting knowledge, teachers can play a crucial role in students' scientific literacy acquisition and motivation to respond to ongoing and future economic and societal challenges. However, to conduct this task effectively, teachers need to continuously improve their knowledge, and for that, a periodic update is mandatory for actualization of scientific knowledge and skills. This work is based on the outcomes of an educational study implemented with science teachers from Portuguese Basic and Secondary schools. We evaluated the effectiveness of a training activity consisting of lectures covering environmental and health sciences conducted by scientists/academic teachers.City Council of V.N. Famalicao. Financial support granted by the FCT to S. Duarte (SFRH/BPD/109842/2015) is also gratefully acknowledged

New directions for continuing education

Publ. comme no 8, 1980 de la revue New directions for continuing educationBibliogr. à la fin des textesIndex: p. 93-9