Foreign-Born Adults' Participation in Educational Activities: Evidence from Europe

Autor/in	Boeren, Ellen
Titel	Foreign-Born Adults' Participation in Educational Activities: Evidence from Europe
Quelle	In: European Education, 51 (2019) 2, S.127-146 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1056-4934
DOI	10.1080/10564934.2018.1520600
Schlagwörter	Immigrants; Foreign Nationals; Adults; Adult Education; Informal Education; Educational Attainment; Employment; Credentials; Foreign Countries; Adult Learning; Cross Cultural Studies; Europe; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Dienstverhältnis; Studienbuch; Ausland; Adulte education; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Europa
Abstract	This article demonstrates that foreign-born adults in Europe tend to participate less in adult education activities compared to native-born adults living in the same country. However, this is mainly explained through the job-related nature of nonformal education. Foreign-born adults tend to participate more in formal adult education than native-born adults in a range of countries. Based on analyses using data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Programme on the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), this article shows that participation rates in European countries are mainly determined by adults' educational attainment and having a job and that countries with overall high participation rates have higher participation rates among foreign-born adults as well. Exploring the participation in adult education of foreign-born adults in European countries is important, as it is known that those adults perceive difficulties in finding a job and having their foreign credentials recognized in the new country context. Participation in adult education courses might help them in learning new or maintaining their already existing skills. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01