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Later life education in the 1990s
— increasing involvement and continuing disparity | | Author(s) | Jenifer Hamil-Luker, Peter Uhlenberg |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 57B, no 6, November 2002 |
| Pages | pp S324-S331 |
| Keywords | Adult Education ; Training [elderly workers] ; In-service training ; Participation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Data on a sample of respondents agd 30-74 from the US National Household Education Survey are used to examine age differences in adults' participation in, perceived barriers to, and institutional support for educational activities provided by schools, businesses and community organisations in the 1990s. Adult education participation rates increased for all ages during the 1990s, but gains were proportionately largest for those in later phases of the life course. Although age was a weaker predictor of engaging in educational activities at the end of the 1990s than it was the beginning of the decade, older people continue to be less likely than younger ones to participate in education and training provided by businesses and schools. Some of the age discrepancy occurs because employers are more likely to provide financial support for training its younger employees. Older people, however, are less likely than younger adults to perceive obstacles to their participation in education and training. Thus, at the end of the 20th century, Americans' pursuit of education was still guided by age-related role expectations. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021216267 A |
| Classmark | GP: GF: QWD: TMB: 7T |
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