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Aldridge, Fiona; Tuckett, Alan – 2002
Adult participation in learning in England and across the nations of the United Kingdom was examined in 2002, and the survey findings were compared to those of earlier surveys. Overall, 42% of the 4,896 people interviewed in the weighted sample survey of adults aged 17 and over reported having engaged in learning in the past 3 years. For the first…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences
Dumbrell, Tom; de Montfort, Rowena; Finnegan, Wendy – 2001
A study examined outcomes for graduates and module completers who studied in associate diploma, diploma, and advanced diploma courses, using data from the 1999 Student Outcomes Survey, together with focus groups in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. One aim was to determine whether module completers had different training needs than graduates;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Dropouts, Associate Degrees, Developed Nations
National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Leabrook (Australia). – 2002
The question of whether graduates of Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) programs are getting what they want from training was examined. A market segmentation approach was used to analyze data from the 2001 Student Outcomes Survey (SOS). The market segments analyzed covered 93% of TAFE graduates surveyed in the 2001 SOS. The…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Change, Definitions, Education Work Relationship
