Workplace flexibility and participation in adult learning

Radovan, Marko (author)

Understanding the relationship between job characteristics and participation in adult learning is essential for fostering sustainable development. This study explores how employment factors such as job characteristics, work autonomy, and required skills influence participation in adult learning, which is important for economic resilience and social cohesion. The research utilizes data from the 2021 Labor Force Survey (LFS) in Slovenia, examining adults aged 25–64 and their participation in formal and non-formal education. Findings reveal significant correlations between employment status, type of contract, company size, and adult learning participation. Specifically, individuals in larger companies and those with flexible working hours are more likely to engage in educational activities. Additionally, the ability to work from home is strongly associated with higher participation rates in adult education, highlighting the role of flexible work arrangements in promoting lifelong learning. These insights underscore the importance of creating supportive job environments and equitable access to educational resources to achieve sustainable economic growth and reduce inequalities. By addressing the factors that influence adult learning, policymakers and organizations can develop strategies to enhance workforce adaptability and lifelong learning, ultimately contributing to the broader goals of sustainable development.

• Language: English
• Keywords: workplace characteristics, adult education, flexible work schedules, participation in adult education, sustainable development, adult learning
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 12.07.2024
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: Str. 1-13
• Numbering: [issue] 14, [article] 5950
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-159631
• UDC: 374.7
• ISSN on article: 2071-1050
• COBISS.SI-ID: 201809923
• Publication date in RUL: 16.07.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Sustainability
• Shortened title: Sustainability
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 2071-1050
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5324897

Licences

• License: CC BY-NC 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
• Description: A creative commons license that bans commercial use, but the users don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: izobraževanje odraslih, fleksibilen urnik dela, trajnostni razvoj, delovno mesto, participacija v izobraževanju odraslih, učenje odraslih

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P5-0174
• Name: Pedagoško-andragoške raziskave - kakovost in vseživljenjskost izobraževanja
• Acronym: P5-0174