Preferences, Barriers, and Facilitators for Postsecondary Education in a Southern California Urbanized Area [microform] / Denise Del Vento Bielby.
Information of personal preferences is needed to tailor existing postsecondary programs to the needs of older learners. A personal preference survey was conducted to explore adult preferences for postsecondary learning, factors which facilitate or impede enrollment, and the use of local educational...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Information of personal preferences is needed to tailor existing postsecondary programs to the needs of older learners. A personal preference survey was conducted to explore adult preferences for postsecondary learning, factors which facilitate or impede enrollment, and the use of local educational opportunities. Subjects (N=254) were 25 years of age or older, had completed the equivalent of high school, and lived in the South Coast area of California. Nearly all had once been enrolled in a postsecondary program; thus, their interests were primarily academic. Some, 26%, had specific plans for future enrollment, but the majority, 55%, were only somewhat interested. Scarce personal resources, i.e., jobs, limited time, home and child care were defined as barriers to postsecondary education; institutional barriers became more salient deterrents once specific plans were made to return to school. Facilitators for converting educational interests to actual plans appeared to be nonexistent and have a minimal impact on barrier reduction. Interest in postsecondary education was most often motivated by occupational aspirations. Although geographically specific, this research reflects nationwide trends in adult postsecondary education. (NRB) |
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| Item Description: | ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society (33rd, San Diego, CA, November 21-25, 1980). Best copy available. ERIC Document Number: ED198473. |
| Physical Description: | 26 pages |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfiche. |
| Action Note: | committed to retain |