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ERIC Number: EJ624019
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Patterns of Participation in Lifelong Learning: Do Families Make a Difference?
Gorard, Stephen; Rees, Gareth; Fevre, Ralph
British Educational Research Journal, v25 n4 p517-32 Sep 1999
Explores the relationships between the patterns of participation in lifelong learning of parents and children within families. Based on a large-scale study of lifetime participation in industrial South Wales. Suggests that individual participation trajectories remain similar within families and illustrates the varied manifestations of family influence. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Family Characteristics, Family Influence, Family Role, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interviews, Lifelong Learning, Parent Influence, Postsecondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Wales