The forgotten 90 per cent: adult nonparticipation in education
Despite a highly developed U.S. adult education system, 90 per cent of adults aged 20 years and older considered the least educated did not participate recently in formal or nonformal education. What are nonparticipants' characteristics, learning backgrounds, and skill levels? What predicts their likelihood of not participating in recent formal or nonformal education? The author analyzed 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies-USA data. Situational deterrents of increasing age, parental education, low income, and work and family responsibilities contribute to n... Show more
Authors: Patterson, Margaret Becker
Published: Thousand Oaks, California, Sage Publications, 2018
Resource type: Article
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