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Are we closing the gap?
A NIACE briefing on participation in learning by adults from minority ethnic groups
Fiona Aldridge, Hayley Lamb and Alan Tuckett More Research Reports
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The research data in this book indicate that, collectively, adults from Britain’s black and minority ethnic communities participate in learning in similar proportions to the general adult population. However, this conceals significant differences between different minority ethnic groups, with some exhibiting extremely low levels of participation in adult learning.
It is clear that the challenge is most extreme for adults identifying themselves with the Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities. For women, the rate is lower still. That said, it is comforting to note that the decline in levels of participation amongst Pakistani adults is less marked than for other groups.
These findings are a challenge to the government’s commitment to ensuring social cohesion and access to the labour market to all communities in the UK through lifelong learning
Other surveys in the series include:
 | Counting the cost - The NIACE survey on adult participation 2008
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| The Road to Nowhere - The NIACE survey on adult participation 2007 | ||||||
| Green Shoots? - The NIACE survey on adult
participation in learning 2006
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| Better news this time? - The NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2005 | ||||||
| Business as Usual? - The NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2004 | ||||||
| A Sharpe Reverse - The NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2003 | ||||||
| Two steps forward, one step back: The NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2002, | ||||||
| Winners and losers in an expanding system: The NIACE survey on adult participation in learning 2001, |
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Contents
| Introduction |
| Technical notes |
| Participation in learning |
| Type of learning |
| Learning and qualifications |
| Participation in learning by highest level of qualification |
| Learning for a qualification |
| Participation in job-related education and training |
| Participation in learning – demographic analysis |
| Participation in learning by gender |
| Participation in learning by age |
| Participation in learning by economic activity |
| Participation in learning by socio-economic classification |
| Participation in learning by terminal age of education |
| Participation in learning by marital status |
| Participation in learning by religion |
| Participation in learning by receipt of state benefit |
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