Research shows that adults often enter college with a goal in mind, such as a career pivot, additional education in their current industry or completion of a degree they previously started. But ...

What Do Harvey and Irma have to do with learning? When (what we thought were) once in five hundred year storms hit every other week, it suggests there is something new going on--and another sign that ...

As enthusiasm about “growth mindset” spreads across schools, researchers who popularized the idea are concerned that teachers might not have the resources or understanding to use it effectively in ...

With the majority of adult learning, however, much of it fails to ignite people ... Far more sustaining are intrinsic ...

In most adults, learning and thinking plateau and then begin to decline after age 30 or 40. People start to perform worse in tests of cognitive abilities such as processing speed, the rate at which ...

Bill Monterosso, Executive Director Workforce Development Board, from left, Wood County Adult Learning Center instructor Tanner Hunter, Mendy Marshall, Executive Director, Learning Center instructors ...

Wood County Adult Learning Center instructors Tanner Hunter, from left, Melissa Everly and Deanna Addis stand in front of the center’s new location in St. Joseph Landing on Friday afternoon. (Photo by ...

SEATTLE — A Washington State University (WSU)study found it's not enough for a teacher to be nice. What students really crave is an instructor who thinks they could improve. The idea of a "growth ...