The relationship between adult learning and wellbeing: evidence from the 1958 National Child Development Study

[This is a] report examining evidence on the extent of participation in lifelong learning, the characteristics of lifelong learning and the benefits of lifelong learning. [It] looks at patterns of participation in different forms of lifelong learning, the characteristics of learners, whether qualifications were gained and at what level. [It] models the effect of participation in different types of lifelong learning on individual wellbeing and health-related outcomes, focusing on life-satisfaction, self-efficacy, depression, smoking, alcohol consumption and exercising.

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Authors: Duckworth, Kathryn; Cara, Olga

Published: London, England, BIS, 2012

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 39 p.

Access item: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/34669/12-1241-relationship-adult-learning-and-wellbeing-evidence-1958.pdf

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