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Haralampiev, Kaloyan; Ilieva-Trichkova, Petya; Boyadjieva, Pepka – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2023
This article argues for the need to regard social origin as a complex phenomenon in order to better understand the determinants of individuals' participation in adult learning. It: (1) discusses the conceptualisation of social origin; (2) analyses how two of its components -- parental (both father's and mother's) class and education -- are…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Student Participation, Parent Influence
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Lester, Stan; Costley, Carol – Studies in Higher Education, 2010
Since the 1980s there has been significant growth in the engagement of higher education with workforce development, with among other things the emergence of a distinct if varied area of provision commonly referred to as work-based learning. Recent examination of practice and literature indicates a growing sophistication in the way that work-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Workplace Learning, Intellectual Disciplines