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Accelerate equitable change by centering adult learner needs
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30713
Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , work (physics) , political science , medicine , engineering , mechanical engineering , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Even before the COVID‐19 pandemic hit the world, 44 million adults in the United States were at risk of being left behind by the future of work. “Even before the pandemic, a lot of these adults were struggling, and they certainly weren't equipped to ride out this massive disruption — none of us were,” Melissa Leavitt, Director of Research at the Strada Institute of the Future of Work, said.