Cross-National Validation of the Non-Participation in Non-Formal Education Questionnaire: Findings from Adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic

Autor/inn/en	Vaculíková, Jitka; Kalenda, Jan; Kocvarová, Ilona
Titel	Cross-National Validation of the Non-Participation in Non-Formal Education Questionnaire: Findings from Adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic
Quelle	In: Cogent Education, 10 (2023) 1, Artikel 2214672 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Vaculíková, Jitka) ORCID (Kalenda, Jan) ORCID (Kocvarová, Ilona)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
DOI	10.1080/2331186X.2023.2214672
Schlagwörter	Validity; Cross Cultural Studies; Informal Education; Adult Education; Barriers; Questionnaires; Psychometrics; Goodness of Fit; Factor Analysis; Foreign Countries; Educational Needs; Reliability; Error of Measurement; Psychological Patterns; Access to Education; Educational Quality; Sweden; Germany; United Kingdom; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gültigkeit; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Fragebogen; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Faktorenanalyse; Ausland; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Reliabilität; Messfehler; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Schweden; Deutschland; Großbritannien; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	Non-formal adult education (NFE) provides adults of all ages with the opportunity to acquire skills, knowledge, and expertise. However, there is currently a lack of validated instruments that measure the factors of NFE non-participation in European countries, particularly their barriers. One exception is the Non-participation in Non-formal Education Questionnaire (NP-NFE-Q). This study evaluates and compares the psychometric properties of this instrument among adults across four purposefully selected European countries: Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic. The results indicate a good model fit for a three-factor model across randomly split pooled samples and for all countries (min. CFI, TLI, and GFI = 0.932, 0.908, and 0.941, max. RMSEA = 0.079). The findings reveal that adults currently face barriers in three key forms: (1) worries and (2) needs regarding NFE at the micro level and (3) the need for more suitable provision at the macro level. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01