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Adult Learning

Adult Learning is a subfield of educational research that specifically examines the processes, contexts, and practices through which adults acquire knowledge, skills, and competencies in formal, non-formal, and informal settings, distinguished from other educational domains by its focus on post-adolescent learners and their unique sociocognitive, motivational, and experiential characteristics.

6K

Publications

334.1K

Citations

8.4K

Authors

2.1K

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2017–2026

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6K

Apprenticeship in thinking: cognitive development in social context

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 5.5K citations

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The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species

David V. Tiedeman, Malcolm S. Knowles · Educational Researcher · 1979 · 3.9K citations

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21st century skills: learning for life in our times

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 3K citations

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Informal learning in the workplace

Michael Eraut · Studies in Continuing Education · 2004 · 2.5K citations · Full text

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Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide.

Geoffrey Squires, Sharan B. Merriam, Rosemary S. Caffarella · The Journal of Higher Education · 1993 · 2.5K citations

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Authors

8.4K

  1. SB
    Stephen Brookfield

    University of St. Thomas - Minnesota, United States

    30 publications · 5K citations

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  2. SB
    Sharan B. Merriam

    University of Georgia, United States

    26 publications · 6.3K citations

    22

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  3. CE
    Carol E. Kasworm

    North Carolina State University, United States

    20 publications · 1.2K citations

    18

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  4. PJ
    Peter Jarvis

    University of Tasmania, Australia

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

    17

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  5. AR
    Alan Rogers

    University of East Anglia, United Kingdom

    23 publications · 659 citations

    17

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Institutions

2.1K

  1. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    33 h-index

    84 publications

    5.3K citations

  2. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    33 h-index

    56 publications

    6.6K citations

  3. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    32 h-index

    102 publications

    7.1K citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    29 h-index

    55 publications

    11K citations

  5. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    23 h-index

    39 publications

    2K citations

  6. North Carolina State University

    Raleigh, United States

    23 h-index

    37 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    23 h-index

    48 publications

    4.5K citations

  8. University of Stirling

    Stirling, United Kingdom

    23 h-index

    44 publications

    3.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Adult Education Quarterly

    AEQ · 199 publications · 14.8K citations

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  2. International Journal of Lifelong Education

    269 publications · 11.3K citations

    52

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  3. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education

    195 publications · 12K citations

    51

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  4. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 62 publications · 18.3K citations

    45

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  5. Educational Gerontology

    136 publications · 5.8K citations

    43

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