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.

• 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 EducationZan Chen, Leslie Cordie, Hannes Schröter, and Xiaodong ZengChapter 2 – The Use of AI in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Global OverviewBao Zhen TanPart II: National Snapshots: AI in Action Around the WorldChapter 3 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Adult and Higher Education in German Speaking Countries Susanne Lattke, Caroline Bonnes, Lisa Breitschwerdt, Sabine Schmidt-Lauff, and Hannes SchröterChapter 4 – The Use of AI Among Adult Educators in the Philippines and What We Can Do Juvy Lizette M. GervacioChapter 5 – Generative AI Adoption Patterns and Impact in Romanian Higher EducationAna Lelescu, Simona Sava, Gabriela Grosseck, and Laura MalitaChapter 6 – Use of AI in Singapore’s Training and Adult Education LandscapeAggie ChooChapter 7 – From Awareness to Application: A Study of AI Use and Competences Among Slovenian Higher and Adult Education TeachersMarko Radovan and Tadej KošmerlChapter 8 – Artificial Intelligence in the United States: Adoption, Perception, and Professional AttitudesLeslie Cordie, Simone C. O. Conceição, and Xi Lin Part III: Cross-Border Insights: Comparing AI Cultures and PracticesChapter 9 – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Adult Learning Skills, Experiences, and Wellness: Skill Transformation and the Evolution of Thinking in the 21st CenturyRita Birziņa, Tamāra Pīgozne, Liena Hačatrjana and Sandra KalniņaChapter 10 – Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Comparative Analysis between Brunei and SingaporeAnanda Kumar Palaniappan, Zan Chen, Adeline Goh Yuen Sze, and Tan Saw FenChapter 11 – Comparative Factor Analysis of Educators’ Intention to Use AI: A Structural Equation Modelling of Thailand and the PhilippinesJaitip Na-songkhla and Juvy Lizette M. GervacioChapter 12 – Rethinking Education through Generative AI: Ethical Challenges and Pedagogical Implications in the Italian and UK SystemsGabriella Rodolico, Roberta Piazza, Giovanni Castiglione and Elena FaillaChapter 13 – A Comparative Analysis of Educators’ Perceptions and Adoption of AI in China and other AI-enthusiastic CountriesXiaodong Zeng, Diya Dou, Chunhan Huang, and Jieqi LiChapter 14 – Caught in the AI of the Storm: Navigating Conflicting Institutional Logics in the International Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning SectorsBryan John AngPart IV: New Lenses and Emerging ApproachesChapter 15 – Fostering AI-Facilitated Adult Learning in Higher EducationLarissa Jõgi, Janika Leoste, Marika Jahilo, and Diana VeskimägiChapter 16 – Revolutionising Higher Education with Generative AI in India: Harnessing Pedagogical Opportunities, Addressing ChallengesShnaoli Chakraborty AcharyaChapter 17 – Relationship between Attitude towards AI and Its Potential to Empower Students' Learning and Academic Engagement in Higher Education: The Role of Teachers' TrainingDelia Vîrgă and Ramona PaloșChapter 18 – Digital Technologies in Music Education: Adult Learning Perspectives from Primary Teacher Training in South-Eastern EuropeDaniel-Alex Milencovici and Gabriela GrosseckChapter 19 – Understanding the Impact of Perceived Learning Organizations and AI on Educators' Professional Role Transformation: A Sequential Mediation AnalysisDana Rad, Alina Roman, and Mușata-Dacia BocoșThe Way Forward: Synthesizing Global LessonsChapter 20 – Toward Educator-AI Co-Intelligence Synergy: Global Lessons on AI for the Future of Adult Learning, Training and Higher EducationZan Chen

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.

• 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 EducationZan Chen, Leslie Cordie, Hannes Schröter, and Xiaodong ZengChapter 2 – The Use of AI in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Global OverviewBao Zhen TanPart II: National Snapshots: AI in Action Around the WorldChapter 3 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Adult and Higher Education in German Speaking Countries Susanne Lattke, Caroline Bonnes, Lisa Breitschwerdt, Sabine Schmidt-Lauff, and Hannes SchröterChapter 4 – The Use of AI Among Adult Educators in the Philippines and What We Can Do Juvy Lizette M. GervacioChapter 5 – Generative AI Adoption Patterns and Impact in Romanian Higher EducationAna Lelescu, Simona Sava, Gabriela Grosseck, and Laura MalitaChapter 6 – Use of AI in Singapore’s Training and Adult Education LandscapeAggie ChooChapter 7 – From Awareness to Application: A Study of AI Use and Competences Among Slovenian Higher and Adult Education TeachersMarko Radovan and Tadej KošmerlChapter 8 – Artificial Intelligence in the United States: Adoption, Perception, and Professional AttitudesLeslie Cordie, Simone C. O. Conceição, and Xi Lin Part III: Cross-Border Insights: Comparing AI Cultures and PracticesChapter 9 – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Adult Learning Skills, Experiences, and Wellness: Skill Transformation and the Evolution of Thinking in the 21st CenturyRita Birziņa, Tamāra Pīgozne, Liena Hačatrjana and Sandra KalniņaChapter 10 – Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Comparative Analysis between Brunei and SingaporeAnanda Kumar Palaniappan, Zan Chen, Adeline Goh Yuen Sze, and Tan Saw FenChapter 11 – Comparative Factor Analysis of Educators’ Intention to Use AI: A Structural Equation Modelling of Thailand and the PhilippinesJaitip Na-songkhla and Juvy Lizette M. GervacioChapter 12 – Rethinking Education through Generative AI: Ethical Challenges and Pedagogical Implications in the Italian and UK SystemsGabriella Rodolico, Roberta Piazza, Giovanni Castiglione and Elena FaillaChapter 13 – A Comparative Analysis of Educators’ Perceptions and Adoption of AI in China and other AI-enthusiastic CountriesXiaodong Zeng, Diya Dou, Chunhan Huang, and Jieqi LiChapter 14 – Caught in the AI of the Storm: Navigating Conflicting Institutional Logics in the International Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning SectorsBryan John AngPart IV: New Lenses and Emerging ApproachesChapter 15 – Fostering AI-Facilitated Adult Learning in Higher EducationLarissa Jõgi, Janika Leoste, Marika Jahilo, and Diana VeskimägiChapter 16 – Revolutionising Higher Education with Generative AI in India: Harnessing Pedagogical Opportunities, Addressing ChallengesShnaoli Chakraborty AcharyaChapter 17 – Relationship between Attitude towards AI and Its Potential to Empower Students' Learning and Academic Engagement in Higher Education: The Role of Teachers' TrainingDelia Vîrgă and Ramona PaloșChapter 18 – Digital Technologies in Music Education: Adult Learning Perspectives from Primary Teacher Training in South-Eastern EuropeDaniel-Alex Milencovici and Gabriela GrosseckChapter 19 – Understanding the Impact of Perceived Learning Organizations and AI on Educators' Professional Role Transformation: A Sequential Mediation AnalysisDana Rad, Alina Roman, and Mușata-Dacia BocoșThe Way Forward: Synthesizing Global LessonsChapter 20 – Toward Educator-AI Co-Intelligence Synergy: Global Lessons on AI for the Future of Adult Learning, Training and Higher EducationZan Chen

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.

• 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 EducationZan Chen, Leslie Cordie, Hannes Schröter, and Xiaodong ZengChapter 2 – The Use of AI in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Global OverviewBao Zhen TanPart II: National Snapshots: AI in Action Around the WorldChapter 3 – Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Adult and Higher Education in German Speaking Countries Susanne Lattke, Caroline Bonnes, Lisa Breitschwerdt, Sabine Schmidt-Lauff, and Hannes SchröterChapter 4 – The Use of AI Among Adult Educators in the Philippines and What We Can Do Juvy Lizette M. GervacioChapter 5 – Generative AI Adoption Patterns and Impact in Romanian Higher EducationAna Lelescu, Simona Sava, Gabriela Grosseck, and Laura MalitaChapter 6 – Use of AI in Singapore’s Training and Adult Education LandscapeAggie ChooChapter 7 – From Awareness to Application: A Study of AI Use and Competences Among Slovenian Higher and Adult Education TeachersMarko Radovan and Tadej KošmerlChapter 8 – Artificial Intelligence in the United States: Adoption, Perception, and Professional AttitudesLeslie Cordie, Simone C. O. Conceição, and Xi Lin Part III: Cross-Border Insights: Comparing AI Cultures and PracticesChapter 9 – The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Adult Learning Skills, Experiences, and Wellness: Skill Transformation and the Evolution of Thinking in the 21st CenturyRita Birziņa, Tamāra Pīgozne, Liena Hačatrjana and Sandra KalniņaChapter 10 – Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning: A Comparative Analysis between Brunei and SingaporeAnanda Kumar Palaniappan, Zan Chen, Adeline Goh Yuen Sze, and Tan Saw FenChapter 11 – Comparative Factor Analysis of Educators’ Intention to Use AI: A Structural Equation Modelling of Thailand and the PhilippinesJaitip Na-songkhla and Juvy Lizette M. GervacioChapter 12 – Rethinking Education through Generative AI: Ethical Challenges and Pedagogical Implications in the Italian and UK SystemsGabriella Rodolico, Roberta Piazza, Giovanni Castiglione and Elena FaillaChapter 13 – A Comparative Analysis of Educators’ Perceptions and Adoption of AI in China and other AI-enthusiastic CountriesXiaodong Zeng, Diya Dou, Chunhan Huang, and Jieqi LiChapter 14 – Caught in the AI of the Storm: Navigating Conflicting Institutional Logics in the International Higher Education, Training and Adult Learning SectorsBryan John AngPart IV: New Lenses and Emerging ApproachesChapter 15 – Fostering AI-Facilitated Adult Learning in Higher EducationLarissa Jõgi, Janika Leoste, Marika Jahilo, and Diana VeskimägiChapter 16 – Revolutionising Higher Education with Generative AI in India: Harnessing Pedagogical Opportunities, Addressing ChallengesShnaoli Chakraborty AcharyaChapter 17 – Relationship between Attitude towards AI and Its Potential to Empower Students' Learning and Academic Engagement in Higher Education: The Role of Teachers' TrainingDelia Vîrgă and Ramona PaloșChapter 18 – Digital Technologies in Music Education: Adult Learning Perspectives from Primary Teacher Training in South-Eastern EuropeDaniel-Alex Milencovici and Gabriela GrosseckChapter 19 – Understanding the Impact of Perceived Learning Organizations and AI on Educators' Professional Role Transformation: A Sequential Mediation AnalysisDana Rad, Alina Roman, and Mușata-Dacia BocoșThe Way Forward: Synthesizing Global LessonsChapter 20 – Toward Educator-AI Co-Intelligence Synergy: Global Lessons on AI for the Future of Adult Learning, Training and Higher EducationZan Chen