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Participation and Persistence in American Adult Education. Implications for Public Policy and Future Research from a Multivariate Analysis of a National Data Base. Direction Papers in Lifelong Learning.

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