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ERIC Number: EJ424926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Adult Education as a Response to the Rural Crisis: Factors Governing Utility and Participation.
Sundet, Paul A.; Galbraith, Michael W.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v7 n2 p41-49 Win 1991
Among 74 rural respondents to an adult education questionnaire, most favored group instruction offered at traditional locations on practical, economically relevant subjects. The most frequently cited barriers to participation were situational, with cost predominant. The greatest resistance to adult education was centered in the neediest population. Contains 43 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Attitudes, Postsecondary Education, Poverty Areas, Rural Areas, Rural Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Missouri (Northwest)