Abstract:
The purposes of this research were to 1) analyze the learning skills in the 21st century for adult learners and 2) propose trends in the enhancement of the 21st century learning skills for adult learners. The research instruments consisted of document analysis form and an in-depth interview form. The data were collected from research document in Thailand and foreign countries from 1997 to 2014 and were analyzed using content analysis and Delphi Technique by seventeen experts, then conclusion were made on the consensus of seven qualified experts to propose trends in the enhancement of the 21st century skills for adult learners. The research findings were as follow:1) The analysis results of the main learning skills in the 21st century for adult learners showed that the 21st century learning skills for adult learners included (1.1) the learning and innovation skills: acquiring knowledge, self-directed learning for lifelong learners; (1.2) the Information, media and technology skills: to use and manage media and information technology literacy to outsmart; and (1.3) life and working skills: adaptability in line with social and contextual environment changing rapidly.2) Trends in the enhancement of the 21st century learning skills for adult learners were (2.1) trends in principles and policies: focusing on adult education, promoting self-directed learning for becoming lifelong learners; (2.2) trends in characteristics of the 21st century learning skills: learning and innovation skills, Information, media and technology skills, and life and working skills; (2.3) trends in organizing learning processes: promoting self-directed learning, action learning, and creating efficiently learning experience; and (2.4) trends in support and promotion: building learning network from different sectors in the society. Moreover the results of overall evaluation of trends in the enhancement of the 21st century learning skills for adult learners by qualified experts were in good level