Barriers Faced by Rural Adult Learners: A Synopsis of a Survey of Seven Northwest States.

McDaniel, Robert H.; Gray, William H.

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ERIC Number: EJ357663

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Barriers Faced by Rural Adult Learners: A Synopsis of a Survey of Seven Northwest States.

McDaniel, Robert H.; Gray, William H.

Community Education Research Digest, v1 n2 p58-66 Spr 1987

Using a survey method, the study examined barriers to participation for rural adult learners in the Northwest. Important factors found were family and community support, availability of reentry programs, geographic location, costs, and availability of information about adult education programs. Recommendations are included. (CH)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Participant Characteristics, Participation, Rural Areas, Student Problems, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Note: Available from Center for Community Education, Florida Atlantic University, P.O. Box 3091, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991.