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"If at First You Don't Succeed ... You Don't Succeed"
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Tuckett, Alan; Aldridge, Fiona – Adults Learning, 2009
There is widespread agreement that participation in learning makes a difference to the economic and social wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and nations. Participation in learning through the life span matters. Yet, despite its clear benefits, active participation in learning remains a minority activity among adults in the United…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Adults
Different Battleground, New Advocacy Tactics: A Decade of Adult Learning in England
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Quintero, Lucia; Tuckett, Alan – Convergence, 2007
In anticipation of CONFINTEA VI, this article critically reflects on the last decade of English adult education policy. The United Kingdom played an important role in 1997's Hamburg conference by putting forward International Adult Learners' Week, and inspiring delegates by its enthusiasm for adult education. However the trajectory of the past ten…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning
Sharp Fall in Adult Participation in Learning.
Tuckett, Alan; Aldridge, Fiona – Adults Learning (England), 2003
A 2003 survey shows that adult participation in learning, which steadily increased in Britain since 1996, declined to 39% from a peak of 46% in 2001, although future intentions to participate remain high. Results indicate that 87% of adults over 65 and 75% in the lowest socioeconomic levels have not participated in the last 3 years. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries
Headline Findings on Lifelong Learning from the NIACE/Gallup Survey 1996.
Tuckett, Alan; Sargant, Naomi – Adults Learning (England), 1996
A survey of 5,184 adults in the United Kingdom delineated differences in participation in learning and intent to continue education by region, age, and social class. Choice of subjects and information sources were also identified. Results suggest two nations: one convinced of the value of learning and others choosing not to join the learning…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning
The Learning Divide. A Report of the Findings of a UK-wide Survey on Adult Participation in Education and Learning.
Sargant, Naomi; Field, John; Francis, Hywel; Schuller, Tom; Tuckett, Alan – 1997
Adult participation in education and learning in the United Kingdom was examined through a Gallup survey of a stratified (by region and town size) national sample of 4,673 adults aged 17 years and over from England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Interviewers were given quotas for sex by respondents' age, class, and employment status.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis
Winners and Losers in an Expanding System. The NIACE Survey on Adult Participation in Learning, 2001.
Aldridge, Fiona; Tuckett, Alan – 2001
Adult participation in the United Kingdom in 2001 was examined through interviews with a weighted sample of 6,310 adults over age 17 across Great Britain with a boosted sample in Wales. The following were among the key findings: (1) for the first time in 20 years, there was a marked upswing in adults' participation in learning from the previous…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis
Marking Time: The NIACE Survey on Adult Participation in Learning, 1999.
Tuckett, Alan; Sargant, Naomi – 1999
Adult participation in education in the United Kingdom in 1999 was examined in a survey during which a sample of 5,054 adults over the age of 17 (2,366 men and 2,688 women) throughout the United Kingdom were interviewed. The following were among the major findings: (1) 23% of adults enrolled in courses were taking computer courses; (2) the rate of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Age Differences