Barriers to Rural Adult Education: A Survey of Seven Northwest States. A Report of the Northwest Action Agenda Project.

Autor/in	und weitere
Sonst. Personen	McDaniel, Robert H. (Hrsg.)
Institution	Washington State Univ., Pullman.
Titel	Barriers to Rural Adult Education: A Survey of Seven Northwest States. A Report of the Northwest Action Agenda Project.
Quelle	(1986), (43 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Education; Adult Students; Delivery Systems; Distance Education; Educational Equity (Finance); Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Equal Education; Needs Assessment; Postsecondary Education; Questionnaires; Rural Development; Rural Education; Rural Urban Differences; Student Characteristics; Student Costs; Alaska; California; Idaho; Montana; Oregon; Washington; Wyoming + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Auslieferung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Bedarfsermittlung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Fragebogen; Rural environment; Development; Ländliches Milieu; Entwicklung; Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Studienkosten; Kalifornien
Abstract	To assist state-level educational policy makers, information about the needs of rural adults and barriers to their participation in educational programs was studied in seven northwestern states. Telephone interviews gathered information from educational providers (approximately 6 in each state) and 47 rural adult learners from the region. In each state, responses were grouped separately for learners and providers under five types of barriers to participation: institutional, informational, psychological, personal/situational, and state policy. Comparisons were made across states and between learners and providers, and aggregate lists of barriers for the Northwest were constructed. Barriers listed by providers and learners, respectively, were highly similar across states. Learners' and providers' estimates of the relative importance of specific barriers were much the same. Overwhelmingly, both groups felt that, when compared with their urban counterparts, rural adults do not have equal access to educational opportunities. The additional problems of rural learners included distance and transportation, increased costs, declining incomes, limited access to instructors and advisors, limited support services, and lack of access to materials and resources. This report includes specific recommendations for each state studied as well as recommendations in the areas of state policy, institutional procedures, community responsibilities, and rural education practitioner responsibilities. (JHZ)
Anmerkungen	Office of Community Service, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC