Barriers to Education for the Marginalized Adult Learner

Autor/inn/en	Flynn, Sarah; Brown, Jason; Johnson, Andrew; Rodger, Susan
Titel	Barriers to Education for the Marginalized Adult Learner
Quelle	In: Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 57 (2011) 1, S.43-58 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0002-4805
Schlagwörter	Role Models; Illiteracy; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Interviews; Social Isolation; Barriers; Family Environment; Cultural Influences; Values; Psychological Patterns; Welfare Services; Disadvantaged; Access to Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Identifikationsfigur; Analphabetismus; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Soziale Isolation; Familienmilieu; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Wertbegriff; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang
Abstract	This qualitative study examines barriers to adult education by the marginalized adult learner. We adopted an inclusive approach by interviewing potential adult learners who had not participated in adult education programs due to illiteracy. Five overlapping themes related to barriers emerged and were categorized as: family values and responsibilities (i.e., cultural); the emotional effect of family poverty on participants' lives (i.e., anger at the welfare system); disrupted school and learning experiences (i.e., multiple school changes); social exclusion and personal challenges (i.e., marginalization due to race, class); and turning points in participants' education and hopes for the future (i.e., positive role models). (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Alberta, Faculty of Education. 845 Education Centre South, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G5, Canada. Tel: 780-492-7941; Fax: 780-492-0236; Web site: http://www.education.ualberta.ca/educ/journals/ajer.html
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10