Economics, demographics, technology, and other factors are changing the composition and
availability of jobs. Newer forms of freelance, contingent work, also known as gigs, are …

In this article, we review empirical studies that research critical reflection based on Mezirow's
definition. The concepts of content, process, and premise reflection have often been cited …

The aim of the current study was to examine mature-aged student perceptions of university
support services and barriers to study. Using a mixed methods approach, interviews and …

A nurse inserts an IV A personal care attendant helps a quadriplegic bathe and get dressed.
A nanny reads a bedtime story to soothe a child to sleep. Every day, workers like these …

This article explores the persistence of working poor families in the United States—families
that live on the threshold of poverty despite at least one family member working full-time. The …

Economic inequality–the income gap between the wealthy and the poor–is increasing.
Educational inequity has also increased with low–income students less likely to complete …

The Problem Adaptive structuration theory (AST) has had little to no attention within the
human resource development (HRD) literature. It is important for HRD scholars and scholar …

Abstract In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) with three major global initiatives: end poverty, fight inequalities …

This chapter outlines an approach to evaluating informal learning in the workplace that
offers organisations a means to capture the impact of that learning. Marsick and Watkins' …

Along with the rapidly changing social and economic context accompanied by COVID‐19,
concerns have been raised for the less‐educated, low‐wage workers who …