Participation in Adult Education: Attitudes and Barriers

Autor/in	Boeren, Ellen
Titel	Participation in Adult Education: Attitudes and Barriers
Quelle	(2011), S.369-382 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1548-6613
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Intention; Barriers; Educational Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Participation; Informal Education; Nonformal Education; Questionnaires; Individual Characteristics; Adults; Student Educational Objectives; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Ausland; Teilnahme; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Fragebogen; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Belgien
Abstract	In this paper, we control the intention theory of Fishbein and Ajzen (1980) for the participation in an adult education course. Based on the Flemish Eurostat Adult Education Survey, we reveal that participants in adult education have a more positive attitude towards learning and that within the group of non-participants, those who formulate an intention to participate score higher on attitude scales than non-participants without intention. The main reasons for non-participation are related to time squeeze and although the model of Fishbein and Ajzen (1980) stresses the importance of attitude, barriers are more than the mask of a poor attitude. Education policy and practice should therefore help adults in overcoming these obstacles. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10