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Trends in Adult Participation in Learning
Findings from the NIACE Adult Participation Survey
This event is now fully booked and we regret that we cannot accept any more bookings.
| Date: | Thursday, 14 November 2002 |
| Venue: | Aston University, Lakeside Conference Centre, Birmingham |
| Ref: | C9-50/11/02 |
| Fee: | £200 per delegate (conference fee includes lunch, teas and coffee and a copy of the Report and the findings) |
[Background & Aims] [Audience] [Programme]
Background & Aims
In Spring 2002, NIACE commissioned the latest in its series of surveys on adult participation in learning. This conference provides the opportunity to hear about the findings of this year's research, trends in adult participation and how the NIACE survey compares with the National Adult Learning Survey. Each participant will receive a free copy of the report of the findings, which will be launched at the conference. The conference will also provide the opportunity to hear about the regional implications of the findings from contributors to the report and how this study fits in with what qualitative research tells us about participation in learning.
NIACE publishes a series of annual surveys into adult participation in the U.K. These surveys, with a sample size of over 5000, contain questions seeking learners' views on a range of topics: including future intentions to learn; motivations for and barriers to learning and the value and purpose of learning. The survey describes in detail those who are participating and those who are not. It covers factors such as age, gender, previous experience of education, socio-economic background, geographical location and ethnicity. The series provides an insight into changing attitudes over time.
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Audience
The conference is targeted at managers from the Learning and Skills Councils and the Sector Skills Councils, policy makers, providers and practitioners in all sectors of adult education and lifelong learning with an interest in understanding participation in learning.
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Programme
| 10:00 | Arrival and registration (Tea/Coffee available) |
| 10:30 | Welcome
and Introduction to the Day Prof. Alan Tuckett, Director, NIACE |
| 10:35 | Headline
Findings Fiona Aldridge, Research Officer, NIACE |
| 10:55 | Trends
in Adult Learning Prof. Naomi Sargant, Senior Research Fellow, NIACE |
| 11:10 | Making
comparisons: National Adult Learning Survey (NALS)
Pathways in Adult Learning (PALS) |
| 11:30 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:45 | Workshops:
morning session (please indicate your choices on the booking form) mi) Adults and their Engagement with Learning mii) Match or mismatch: Do the findings reflect the qualitative
evidence? miii) The Wider Benefits of Learning: What more do we need to know? miv) The Information Divide impacting upon the Learning Divide |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45 | Making
best use of the results
Dr. Peter Lavender, Associate Director, NIACE |
| 14:00 |
Workshops: afternoon
session ai) Implications for Wales aii) Implications for Scotland aiii) Implications for Northern Ireland aiv) Implications for the English Regions |
| 15:00 |
Questions to the Panel |
| 16:00 |
Close of Conference (Tea/Coffee available) |
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