The social, economic and political contexts of adults' participation in undergraduate programmes: a state-level analysis

Determinants of participation and nonparticipation in job‐related education and training in Shenzhen, China

“…For example, in terms of motivation and ability, initial education may have a far-reaching influence on how people perceive work experience and envision the future. Initial educational attainment is the social background or social role variable consistently observed as the most powerful predictor of adult participation in ET (Cookson, 1986, p. 134;Jung & Cervero, 2002). Studies continue to report that individuals with lower levels of educational attainment are much less likely to participate in ET, whereas experience in postsecondary education is associated with higher participation rates (Doray & Arrowsmith, 1997, p. 59).…”

Theoretical models of participation in adult education: the need for an integrated model

“…Generally speaking, we distinguish two main approaches within the literature regarding educational participation at the individual level: one based on the socio-economic and cultural dimension, and the other based on the psychological dimension (Jung & Cervero, 2002).…”

Adults who learn: sharing literacy project experience from South-western Nigeria

“…In a way, people themselves and institutional policies on education influence the degree of participation in educational activities. Thus, at the individual level, two dimensions of participation in educational activities are identified as socio-economic and cultural(Boeren et al 2010); and psychological(Jung and Cervero 2002 in Boeren et al 2010).…”