Researching Returns Emanating from Participation in Adult Education Courses: A Quantitative Approach

Autor/in	Panitsides, Eugenia
Titel	Researching Returns Emanating from Participation in Adult Education Courses: A Quantitative Approach
Quelle	In: International Journal of Lifelong Education, 32 (2013) 5, S.600-619 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-1370
DOI	10.1080/02601370.2012.753123
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Outcomes of Education; National Surveys; Questionnaires; Multivariate Analysis; Statistical Analysis; Skill Development; Self Concept; Interpersonal Relationship; Disadvantaged; Student Attitudes; Student Characteristics; Reliability; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Fragebogen; Multivariate Analyse; Statistische Analyse; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Selbstkonzept; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Schülerverhalten; Reliabilität; Griechenland
Abstract	Throughout contemporary literature, participants in adult education courses have been reported to acquire knowledge and skills, develop understanding and enhance self-confidence, parameters that induce changes in their personal lives, while enabling them to play a more active role in their family, community or work. In this vein, a large-scale, nationally representative survey was conducted, with the aim of recording the views of beneficiaries in Greece on the wider outcomes having derived from their participation in adult education courses. Quantitative data were retrieved through questionnaires administered to a random sample of 1500 individuals having participated in general adult education courses, at pan-Hellenic level, whilst data underwent descriptive statistical analysis as well as multidimensional, multivariate analysis. Findings highlighted that substantial benefits have been realised in the fields of qualifications and skills, self-concept and social relations, whilst "disadvantaged" individuals appear to have reported increased benefits, as a result of their participation in educational courses. The findings entail considerable practical and theoretical significance for adult education and its substantial contribution at socio-economic level, as a means of facilitating social inclusion and enhancing economic growth, whilst they provide a basis for further research. (As Provided).
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