The Adult Learning Gap: Why States Need to Change Their Policies Toward Adult Learners




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The Adult Learning Gap: Why States Need to Change Their Policies Toward Adult Learners

PDF - In a knowledge-based economy, a postsecondary education is a prerequisite for success. College graduates earn almost double the amount of those with no postsecondary education. But it is not just the individual who benefits � the states do, as well. In this paper, the authors examine the needs of adult learners and the ways in which states can encourage and shape the future of adult education. Changing economics and demographics demand a rethinking of adult learning and its impact on the quality of life for everyone in states. Recommendations include increasing and diversifying the amount of financial aid available to adult learners and placing a new emphasis on adult literacy and ESL programs. (Alice Ann Bailey and James R. Mingle, Education Commission of the States, 2003)...
Author: Alice Ann Bailey and James R. Mingle
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Publisher: Education Commission of the States

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