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ERIC Number: EJ596604
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0955-2308
Participation under the Magnifying Glass.
Field, John
Adults Learning (England), v11 n3 p10-13 Nov 1999
Problems in research on participation in adult education include the following: (1) treatment of participants as voluntary, which ignores the growth of compulsory training in the workplace; (2) lack of knowledge about the choice to be a nonlearner; (3) individualistic focus; and (4) inadequate investigation of informal learning. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Research, Informal Education, Participation, Policy Formation, Research Problems, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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