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ERIC Number: EJ514338
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0260-1370
Toward a Sociology of Participation in Adult Education Programmes.
Babchuk, Wayne A.; Courtney, Sean
International Journal of Lifelong Education, v14 n5 p391-404 Sep-Oct 1995
Analysis of research on voluntary associations and social movements and a large-scale study of adult basic education suggest that personal influence is often an important component of an adult's decision to participate in formal education and may play a critical role in retention and instruction. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Individual Power, Interpersonal Relationship, Motivation, Participation, Voluntary Agencies
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Social Movements