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Direct linkGorard, Stephen; Selwyn, Neil – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2005
This paper is based on 1001 home-based interviews with UK adults. It describes their varying patterns of participation in lifelong learning and their use of technology for learning and leisure. It finds that 37% of all adults report no further education of any kind after reaching compulsory school leaving age. This proportion declines with each…
Descriptors: Adults, Human Capital, Lifelong Learning, Interviews
Gorard, Stephen; Selwyn, Neil – Teachers College Record, 2005
This article uses the reports from 1,001 home-based interviews, with adults living in the United Kingdom, to describe their varying patterns of participation in lifelong, learning. It finds that 37% of all adults report no further education or training of any kind after reaching compulsory school-leaving age. This proportion declines in each age…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Adult Education, Human Capital
