Survey of Public Demand : Need for Postsecondary Continuing Education for Adults (Lifelong Learning Programs) in Western New York. Final Report / Kathleen Robison.
This report contains a survey assessing the needs of adults (in Western New York) for learning activities with the purpose of improving their educational opportunities. The report is divided into five units: (1) Introduction to the Project; (2) Regional Characteristics; (3) Research Methods; (4) Res...
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| Summary: | This report contains a survey assessing the needs of adults (in Western New York) for learning activities with the purpose of improving their educational opportunities. The report is divided into five units: (1) Introduction to the Project; (2) Regional Characteristics; (3) Research Methods; (4) Results of the Survey, which include such aspects as who is interested in participating in education, barriers to educational participation, reasons for participating in adult learning activities, topic preferences of adults, preferred learning conditions, financing adult learning programs, career retraining, and adult advisement; and (5) five appendixes, which give a description of the Survey Research Center, a definition of the ENAS (Erie Niagara Area Survey) substrata, sampling fraction and weighing formulas, a sample respondent selection key, and the needs survey questionnaire. A summary of recommendations is also included. (WL) |
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| Item Description: | Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. |
| Physical Description: | 162 pages. |