New Patterns of Adult Learning

This volume reports on a six-country comparative investigation of the patterns of adult education participation.

Sommario

Chapter headings: Foreword. The "Silent Explosion" of Adult Learning (P. Belanger, A. Tuijnman). Demand and Supply of Adult Education and Training (W. Houtkoop, H. Oosterbeek). Patterns of Participation in Adult Education: Cross-National Comparisons (P. Doray, S. Arrowsmith). Barriers to Participation in Adult Education and Training: Towards a New Understanding (K. Rubenson, G. Xu). The Non-Participation of Undereducated Adults (B.A. Quigley, S. Arrowsmith). New Trajectories of Learning Accross the Lifespan (M van der Kamp, J. Scheeren). Literacy Proficiency and Adults' Readiness To Learn (D.C. Neice, T.S. Murray). Gender Differences in Work-Related Adult Education and Training (E. Leuven). Beyond the Walls of the Household: Gender and Adult Education Participation (S. Valdivielso). Adult Education Participation: A Policy Overview (A. Hasan, A. Tuijnman). Appendices. Notes on Contibutors. Author Index.

Riassunto

This volume reports on a six-country comparative investigation of the patterns of adult education participation.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Belanger, P. Belanger, A. Tuijnman
• Con la collaborazione di: P. Belanger (Editore), Albert C. Tuijnman (Editore)
• Editore: Pergamon Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.08.1997
• EAN: 9780080430690
• ISBN: 978-0-08-043069-0
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 161 mm x 240 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 587 g
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Corsi per adulti