Adult Learning in the USA (PIAAC)
Do adults continue to learn after leaving secondary settings, and how does learning relate to their education attainment? Read our insights into learning gaps with major economic implications. These reports rely on national USA data and span 2013 to 2025. Read the Reports
Our PIAAC estimates comparing 2017 and 2023 skills gaps were featured in this Washington Literacy Center report in April 2025:
Adult Learner Leadership in Education Services (ALLIES)
How do adult education programs and learners benefit when adult learners become leaders in the program? Read the Reports
Critiquing Adult Participation in Education (CAPE)
What barriers do adults face to participating in adult education? What solutions do they recommend to get past those barriers? Read the Reports
Align and Redesign Initiative
From 2014 to 2018, Research Allies for Lifelong provided research and evaluation services to Align and Redesign, an initiative designed to transform adult education systemically. In 2017, A & R leaders published an evaluation of A & R professional learning in Wyoming, the first state to implement this statewide professional learning initiative. The Wyoming implementation results and outcome trends from seven years of data were summarized in 2023.
Find More of Our Research
Research Allies for Lifelong Learning researchers have published more than 40 research reports in the past decade or so. Find more of our reports on adult education and transitions research on ResearchGate.
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