Participation Trends and Patterns in Adult Education: 1991 to 1999.

摘要

This report provides an overview of adult participation in formal learning activities (courses and programs) during the 1990s, focusing on trends in participation over time and patterns of participation in 1999. The report replicates previous studies findings of an overall increase in participation and (with some qualifications) differences in participation rates based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, education level, labor force status, and occupation group. The report extends these findings by examining trends over time in which groups of adults participate in adult education, and by providing a more detailed view of participation patterns in specific types of adult education, including the underlying determinants of these patterns.