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Gorard, Stephen – Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 2003
Data from a South Wales study (n=1,104) and British adult learner survey (n=5,885) found little clear evidence supporting the economic imperative for lifelong learning. Policies have not resulted in increased training opportunities. Many employers are not supporting work-based learning; participation is largely predictable from individuals' social…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Foreign Countries, Influences, Participation
Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John; Renold, Emma – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Renold, Emma; Fevre, Ralph – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph; Furlong, John – 1997
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Adult Learning
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines contextual analysis of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adult Learning, Continuing Education
Chambers, Paul; Gorard, Stephen; Fevre, Ralph; Rees, Gareth; Furlong, John – 1998
This study is part of a regional study in industrial South Wales on the determinants of participation and non-participation in post-compulsory education and training, with special reference to processes of change in the patterns of these determinants over time and to variations between geographical areas. The study combines analysis of secondary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Access to Education, Adult Learning