Analysis of Adult Learning Experiences in Rural Settings.

Autor/in	McCannon, Roger S.
Titel	Analysis of Adult Learning Experiences in Rural Settings.
Quelle	(1977), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Attendance Patterns; Comparative Analysis; Educational Opportunities; Enrollment Rate; Enrollment Trends; Interest Research; Needs Assessment; Participation; Postsecondary Education; Program Evaluation; Rural Areas; Rural Education; Rural Urban Differences; Student Characteristics; Urban Areas; Urban Education; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Interessenforschung; Bedarfsermittlung; Teilnahme; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Stadtteilbezogenes Lernen
Abstract	A study was conducted to examine the characteristics of adult education in rural areas, to determine the differences between adult education in rural and urban settings, and to explore possible barriers which prevent rural residents from seeking further education. The investigator analyzed existing literature on participation rates, needs assessment data, interest indexes, program evaluations, and research studies and compared it with studies conducted on adult learning experiences in a rural area--West Central Minnesota. The study focused on formal educational programs, predominately at the postsecondary level, but also drew upon information and data from informal educational settings and community education (secondary) programs. It was found that rural adults focus their efforts toward noncredit personal development, whereas urban adults participate more readily in credit programs of a vocational nature. Other findings were that adult education in both settings is concentrated most heavily in age categories below 40 and that men participate more frequently in urban areas while women participate more frequently in rural areas. It was also found that significant barriers to continued learning exist more often for rural adults than for urban adults, the most serious of which are access to educational programs (distance), lack of adequate finances, and lack of advising and counseling. Based on the results of the study, the investigator recommends that adult education programs in rural areas be developed with a strong emphasis upon self-improvement and personal development and that program costs be kept minimal. The report includes a bibliography and an outline map of West Central Minnesota. (LMS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC