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Anderson, Richard E.; Darkenwald, Gordon G. – 1979
A study was conducted to analyze the sociodemographic determinants of participation, satisfaction, and persistence in American adult education in order to formulate recommendations for public policy regarding access to lifelong learning opportunities. Data were collected from questionnaire responses by a sample of 79,631 adults. Of the total…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Students
Download full textHatchett, Shirley J.; Quick, Alida D. – Urban Research Review, 1983
In an investigation of the socioeconomic and demographic correlates of sex role attitudes among black Americans, four sex role attitude items were analyzed. Two tapped attitudes toward familial division of labor, one addressed perceptions of the consequences of women working, and one addressed attitudes toward motherhood. Eight background…
Descriptors: Adults, Black Attitudes, Demography, National Surveys
Peer reviewedCanadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 1994
These 17 issues include feature articles and perspectives on the study of adult education, as well as book reviews/recensions of works related to adult education. Some articles are written in English, and some are written in French. Among the feature articles included are the following: "The Fifties: Pivotal Decade in Canadian Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Lucas, John A., Ed. – Association for Institutional Research, 1986
Topics concerning the adult learner that are relevant to institutional researchers are addressed in four articles: marketing, predicting success for adult students, enrollment projection, and follow-up studies of adult learners. In "Institutional Research in Support of Marketing the Adult Student," Lydia Jurand notes the importance of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, College Attendance, College Students
Martinez, Paul; Munday, Felicity – FEDA Report, 1998
Reasons why some students complete further education (FE) and others drop-out were examined in a study involving a sample of 9,000 students and staff from 31 inner city, urban, and rural FE colleges throughout the United Kingdom. Data were collected from the following sources: interviews with FE college managers, staff, and students; review of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Learning, College Role
PDF pending restorationGlick, Paul C.; Siegel, Jacob S. – 1979
The document contains two reports on consequences of population trends for families and older adults in the United States. The reports were submitted as testimony before congressional committees on population and aging. The first report discusses projected changes in American family life in light of population growth, enrollment in schools and…
Descriptors: Age Groups, American Culture, Census Figures, Data Analysis
