Change for the Better

Autor/inn/en	Aldridge, Fiona; Tuckett, Alan
Titel	Change for the Better
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 21 (2010) 9, S.8-11 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Adult Students; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Adult Learning; Lifelong Learning; Access to Education; Socioeconomic Status; Trend Analysis; Job Skills; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Gender Differences; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Trendanalyse; Produktive Fertigkeit; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Großbritannien
Abstract	NIACE's 2010 representative sample survey of adult participation in learning in the UK shows something of a sea change in adults' engagement in learning. After years in which the numbers reporting participation in learning fell overall, and the gulf between the learning rich and the learning poor widened dramatically, there has been a major change--not only in the proportion of adults who are engaged in learning, but also in adults' expectations of taking part in the near future. Since 2009, current or recent participation in learning has risen by four percentage points to the highest level for a decade at 43%. The largest increases come, surprisingly, from groups that are under-represented in more formal education. In addition, adults' attitudes to the value of learning are positive, with 80% reporting that they are confident about their ability to learn new skills. In this article, the author explores whether this change in adult engagement in learning is the beginning of the "Learning Revolution" heralded in the UK government White Paper of 2009. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10