Vol. 19 No. 2 (2019): Adult Education Perspectives in a Changing World: from the Learning to the Job Competences
Practices / Considerations

The use of systematic reviews of research in Adult Education: perspectives and trends

Marta Pellegrini
Università degli Studi di Firenze

Published 2019-07-31

Keywords

  • systematic review,
  • adult education

How to Cite

Pellegrini, M. (2019). The use of systematic reviews of research in Adult Education: perspectives and trends. Form@re - Open Journal Per La Formazione in Rete, 19(2), 467–476. https://doi.org/10.13128/formare-25164

Abstract

The paper briefly describes the main phases to conduct a systematic review of research and discusses the use of this method in adult education and lifelong learning. Electronic educational databases and journals on adult education and research reviews with the highest impact factor were screened to determine which types of systematic reviews (qualitative reviews or mixed methods research synthesis vs. meta-analysis) are used and which topics (e.g. employment, lifelong learning) are investigated the most in the reviews. The objective is to obtain a portrayal of the systematic review literature in the field of adult education and lifelong learning of the last five years.

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