Navigating the AI Frontier in Adult Education International Practices and Perspectives from Adult Learning, Training, and Higher Education

Part I: Setting the Stage: AI’s New Frontiers in Adult Education

Chapter 1 – Mapping the Global Pulse of AI Use in Adult Learning, Training and Higher Education

Zan Chen, Leslie Cordie, Hannes Schröter, and Xiaodong Zeng

Chapter 2 – The Use of AI in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Global Overview

Bao Zhen Tan

Part II: National Snapshots: AI in Action Around the World

Chapter 3 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Adult and Higher Education in German Speaking Countries

Susanne Lattke, Caroline Bonnes, Lisa Breitschwerdt, Sabine Schmidt-Lauff, and Hannes Schröter

Chapter 4 – The Use of AI Among Adult Educators in the Philippines and What We Can Do

Juvy Lizette M. Gervacio

Chapter 5 – Generative AI Adoption Patterns and Impact in Romanian Higher Education

Ana Lelescu, Simona Sava, Gabriela Grosseck, and Laura Malita

Chapter 6 – Use of AI in Singapore’s Training and Adult Education Landscape

Aggie Choo

Chapter 7 – From Awareness to Application: A Study of AI Use and Competences Among Slovenian Higher and Adult Education Teachers

Marko Radovan and Tadej Košmerl

Chapter 8 – Artificial Intelligence in the United States: Adoption, Perception, and Professional Attitudes

Leslie Cordie, Simone C. O. Conceição, and Xi Lin

Part III: Cross-Border Insights: Comparing AI Cultures and Practices

Chapter 9 – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Adult Learning Skills, Experiences, and Wellness: Skill Transformation and the Evolution of Thinking in the 21st Century

Rita Birziņa, Tamāra Pīgozne, Liena Hačatrjana and Sandra Kalniņa

Chapter 10 – Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Comparative Analysis between Brunei and Singapore

Ananda Kumar Palaniappan, Zan Chen, Adeline Goh Yuen Sze, and Tan Saw Fen

Chapter 11 – Comparative Factor Analysis of Educators’ Intention to Use AI: A Structural Equation Modelling of Thailand and the Philippines

 Jaitip Na-songkhla and Juvy Lizette M. Gervacio

Chapter 12 – Rethinking Education through Generative AI: Ethical Challenges and Pedagogical Implications in the Italian and UK Systems

Gabriella Rodolico, Roberta Piazza, Giovanni Castiglione and Elena Failla

Chapter 13 – A Comparative Analysis of Educators’ Perceptions and Adoption of AI in China and other AI-enthusiastic Countries

 Xiaodong Zeng, Diya Dou, Chunhan Huang, and Jieqi Li

Chapter 14 – Caught in the AI of the Storm: Navigating Conflicting Institutional Logics in the International Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning Sectors

Bryan John Ang

Part IV: New Lenses and Emerging Approaches

Chapter 15 – Fostering AI-Facilitated Adult Learning in Higher Education

Larissa Jõgi, Janika Leoste, Marika Jahilo, and Diana Veskimägi

Chapter 16 – Revolutionising Higher Education with Generative AI in India: Harnessing Pedagogical Opportunities, Addressing Challenges

Shnaoli Chakraborty Acharya

Chapter 17 – Relationship between Attitude towards AI and Its Potential to Empower Students' Learning and Academic Engagement in Higher Education: The Role of Teachers' Training

Delia Vîrgă and Ramona Paloș

Chapter 18 – Digital Technologies in Music Education: Adult Learning Perspectives from Primary Teacher Training in South-Eastern Europe

Daniel-Alex Milencovici and Gabriela Grosseck

Chapter 19 – Understanding the Impact of Perceived Learning Organizations and AI on Educators' Professional Role Transformation: A Sequential Mediation Analysis

Dana Rad, Alina Roman, and Mușata-Dacia Bocoș

The Way Forward: Synthesizing Global Lessons

Chapter 20 – Toward Educator-AI Co-Intelligence Synergy: Global Lessons on AI for the Future of Adult Learning, Training and Higher Education

Zan Chen

Biography

Zan Chen is Associate Professor and Principal Researcher in the Institute for Adult learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore. 

Leslie Cordie is Professor in the College of Education at Auburn University, USA.

Hannes Schröter is Scientific Director of the German Institute for Adult Education – Leibniz-Centre for Lifelong Learning (DIE) in Bonn, Germany, and Professor for “Adult Cognition and Learning” at the FernUniversität in Hagen, Germany.

Xiaodong Zeng is Professor in the Faculty of Education at Beijing Normal University, China.