How Social and Human Capital Predict Participation in Lifelong Learning: A Longitudinal Data Analysis

Autor/inn/en	Knipprath, Heidi; De Rick, Katleen
Titel	How Social and Human Capital Predict Participation in Lifelong Learning: A Longitudinal Data Analysis
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 65 (2015) 1, S.50-66 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713614561855
Schlagwörter	Social Capital; Human Capital; Lifelong Learning; Predictor Variables; Longitudinal Studies; Informal Education; Educational Attainment; Individual Characteristics; Labor Market; Correlation; Foreign Countries; Regression (Statistics); Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialkapital; Humankapital; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Prädiktor; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Korrelation; Ausland; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Belgien
Abstract	Policy makers and researchers are increasingly showing interest in lifelong learning due to a rising unemployment rate in recent years. Much attention has been paid to determinants and benefits of lifelong learning but not to the impact of social capital on lifelong learning so far. In this article, we study how social and human capital can predict participation in lifelong learning in (non)formal settings. We use, in contrast with previous studies, longitudinal data to test the hypothesis that the impact of social capital on lifelong learning in (non)formal settings differs according to the educational degree one has attained during initial schooling. Although our findings indicate that human capital, labor market position, and other individual characteristics are more important predictors of lifelong learning than social capital, they also indicate that social capital can still be beneficial for those who do not have a higher educational degree. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10