Hughes, Deirdre, Adriaanse, Karen and Barnes, Sally-Anne (2016) Adult education : too important to be left to chance : research report for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Education (APPG) – Inquiry into Adult Education. London: All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Education.

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Abstract

Our primary focus is on adult education, and on adults returning to learn. Learning can occur in education or training institutions (offline or online), the workplace (on or off the job), the family, or cultural and especially, community settings. We use ‘learning’ to refer to all kinds of
formal education and training (organised/accredited). We also include non-formal (organised unaccredited) and informal approaches (not organised, e.g. learning from colleagues or friends) provided these have a degree of adult education focus.

The aim of the study was to scope the need, reach and areas for policy and practice development for adult education concerning disadvantaged adults. Four key research questions emerged:
How can a greater priority be given to adults’ views to support a demand-led approach?
What practices and models of learning best motivate non-traditional students to keep on
going with their studies while others from a similar background drop-out?
What do we know already about the added value, cost-effectiveness and impact of adult education?
What policy development is needed to secure the future of adult education?

Item Type:	Report
Subjects:	L Education > LC Special aspects of education > LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Adult education -- Great Britain
Publisher:	All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Education
Place of Publication:	London
Official Date:	July 2016
Dates:	Date Event July 2016 Published
Date of first compliant deposit:	26 July 2016
Date of first compliant Open Access:	28 July 2016
Number of Pages:	63
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Description:	A report commissioned by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Education (APPG)
Funder:	All Party Parliamentary Group for Adult Education (Great Britain) (APPG)
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