Adult Education: Recruitment and Methods.

Autor/inn/en	Sjostrand, Wilhelm; und weitere
Institution	Uppsala Univ. (Sweden). Inst. of Education.
Titel	Adult Education: Recruitment and Methods.
Quelle	(1970), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Dropouts; Adult Students; Age Differences; Aptitude; Correspondence Study; Educational Background; Evening Programs; Females; Folk Schools; Individual Differences; Motivation; Participation; Personality; Research; Secondary Schools; Test Results; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Eignung; Vorbildung; Evening studies; Evening class; Abendstudium; Weibliches Geschlecht; Individueller Unterschied; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Teilnahme; Personalität; Forschung; Sekundarschule; Schweden
Abstract	A study was made of background, personality, and other characteristics as related to aptitude test performance among Swedish adults attending evening schools, state secondary schools for adults, and county colleges, and among those pursuing correspondence courses. Test results were significantly related to age, sex, and dropout status (interruption of studies). Differences on personality variables were related to age and sex only. Respondents' choice of type of school was determined most strongly by age and educational background as well as the possibility of working while studying. Among other things, it was also found that adult students achieve results on aptitude (especially verbal) tests superior to results in comparison norm groups. Implications for recruitment and curriculum planning were stated. (Five references and seven tables are included.) (LY)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC