Researching Participation in Adult Education

Abstract

Participation patterns and questions of why adults do (not) engage in learning activities have been a recurring theme in the research discipline of adult education. This volume of the International Yearbook of Adult Education makes a contribution to research on participation in adult education by including theoretical perspectives on lifelong learning participation and methodical reflections on both quantitative large-scale assessments and qualitative methods for researching participation in adult education. Furthermore, the phenomenon of participation is analyzed in a cross-national approach focusing on the role of employer support as well as on the national level in a study of participation in the Czech Republic and in a study researching drop-out in literacy and adult basic education.The volume is complemented by an article in the category "Miscellaneous" discussing the case of systematic literature reviews in adult education research.