Vocationalism Varies (A Lot): A 12-Country Multivariate Analysis of Participation in Formal Adult Learning

Autor/inn/en	Boeren, Ellen; Holford, John
Titel	Vocationalism Varies (A Lot): A 12-Country Multivariate Analysis of Participation in Formal Adult Learning
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 66 (2016) 2, S.120-142 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713615624207
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Vocational Education; Multivariate Analysis; Regression (Statistics); Student Motivation; Student Characteristics; Adult Students; Student Participation; Gender Differences; Regional Characteristics; Age Differences; Educational Attainment; Employment; Questionnaires; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Ireland; Lithuania; Russia; Slovenia; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Multivariate Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Schulische Motivation; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Regionaler Faktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Dienstverhältnis; Fragebogen; Österreich; Belgien; Bulgarien; Tschechische Republik; Estland; Ungarn; Irland; Litauen; Russland; Slowenien
Abstract	To encourage adult participation in education and training, contemporary policy makers typically encourage education and training provision to have a strongly vocational (employment-related) character, while also stressing individuals' responsibility for developing their own learning. Adults' motivation to learn is not, however, purely vocational--it varies substantially, not only between individuals but between populations. This article uses regression analysis to explain motivation among 12,000 learners in formal education and training in 12 European countries. Although vocational motivation is influenced by individual-level characteristics (such as age, gender, education, occupation), it turns out that the "country" in which the participation takes place is a far stronger explanatory variable. For example, although men's vocational motivation to participate is higher than women's in all countries, Eastern European women have significantly higher levels of vocational motivation than men in Western Europe. This supports other research which suggests that, despite globalization, national institutional structures (social, economic) have continuing policy significance. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01