Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Pages: 777-795

Journal: International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning

Volume number: 66

Issue number: 5-6

ISSN: 0020-8566

eISSN: 1573-0638

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-020-09871-w

Publisher: Springer

Abstract: 
This article is based on the first wave of an ongoing worldwide Delphi study which is currently analysing the immediate and expected effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adult education and adult learning. While the methodology of Delphi studies varies a lot, in a nutshell, the core idea of a Delphi study is that it explores the future of a particular field in a collaborative way. The authors contacted more than 50 international experts in the field of adult education for a qualitative online survey between April and May 2020, asking them to provide information, observations, expectations and advice. While the findings show many cross-national similarities, there are also many differences. Clearly, adult educators are still trying to understand the implications of the crisis, which they perceive as unprecedented.

Harvard Citation style: Kaepplinger, B. and Lichte, N. (2020) "The lockdown of physical co-operation touches the heart of adult education": A Delphi study on immediate and expected effects of COVID-19, nternational Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning, 66(5-6), pp. 777-795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-020-09871-w

APA Citation style: Kaepplinger, B., & Lichte, N. (2020). "The lockdown of physical co-operation touches the heart of adult education": A Delphi study on immediate and expected effects of COVID-19. nternational Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning. 66(5-6), 777-795. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-020-09871-w