Exploring Adult-Learning Pathways

Abstract

The challenges of the 21st century and the advancement in technology in this era require continuous lifelong learning for social development and career advancement. This study explores pathways for adult learning to enhance the growth and development of people at work. The team of researchers used qualitative methods and the phenomenological approach to explore the avenues for adult learning. The findings revealed that the pathways for adult learning involve the use of experiential education, student internship programs, outdoor learning, and other approaches to lifelong adult learning. Moreover, adult learners should be guided and supported in order to learn how to self-regulate how they learn to achieve scholarship and career advancement while working. This study contributes to the literature by revealing the pathways for the eradication or reduction of illiteracy through adult learning.