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AESIAB conference, 6.-7-Nov.2009: Adult learning
Adult Learning in Comparative Perspective –The Adult Education Survey (AES)
as a new database for international indicators and research
Bernhard von Rosenbladt TNS Infratest Social Research, Munich
Education in Adulthood and the Labour MarketInternational Conference, IAB, November 6-7, 2009
Sadiq Kwesi BoatengEurostat,Luxembourg
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AESIAB conference, 6.-7-Nov.2009: Adult learning
AES objectives
� A comprehensive picture of adult education and training
� for all European countries (EU+)
� based on comparable data
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AESIAB conference, 6.-7-Nov.2009: Adult learning
AES measurement concept
� Based on population surveys (age 25-64)
� recording the occurrence of well-defined learningactivities in a reference period of 12 months
� describing individual learning actvities by a standard list of characteristics (e.g. duration, field, etc.)
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AESIAB conference, 6.-7-Nov.2009: Adult learning
AES pilot 2007: 29 countries
Results released for 24 countries,
National sample sizes (net): 2.200 – 27.000
Total sample: 183.000
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Structuring the field of adult learning
� „Classification of Learning Activities“ (CLA - Manual, Eurostat 2006)
� Formal education (FED)
� Non-formal education (NFE)
� Informal learning (INF)
� Core indicator for international comparative analysis:
Participation in formal or non-formal education and training(„overall participation rate“)
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The overall participation rate in adult learning
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EU HU EL PL IT PT ES FR BE AT SK NL DE UK NO FI SE
Participation in formal or non-formal education and training, in % Population 25-64
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Participation rate in forms of adult learning
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FED NFE
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Do we understand differences across countries?
Apart from background knowlege, the key to understanding is
disaggregation
(1) Social disaggregation: by groups of the population
(2) Structural disaggregation: by types (or sectors) of adult learning
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Participation in NFE by level of education
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Educ. Low Educ. High
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Inequality of acces to non-formal education
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Index (range high-low education ./. mean)
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Types of adult learning
5 other adult education
4 off-the-job
training
3 on-the-job
training
2 tertiary
1 below tertiary
NFEFED
FED/NFE
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Distribution of learning activities by type
13136374
5 other adult education
4 off-the-job
training
3 on-the-job
training
2 tertiary
1 below tertiary
8911NFEFED
100FED/NFE
24 countries, population 25-64, in %
Basis: 88.400 described activities
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Further analysis of types of learning activities
By characteristics of the activity
• duration
• field
• provider
• individual costs
• reasons for participating
• subjective benefit
By characteristics of the participant
• age
• sex
• education
• occupation (ISCO)
For type 3:
By characteristics of the employer
• size of local unit
• industry (NACE)
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Participation in types of adult learning
772342
5 other adult education
4 off-the-job
training
3 on-the-job
training
2 tertiary
1 below tertiary
336NFEFED
36FED/NFE
24 countries, population 25-64, in %
Overall participation rate
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AESIAB conference, 6.-7-Nov.2009: Adult learning
The overall participation rate in adult learning
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
EU HU EL PL IT PT ES FR BE AT SK NL DE UK NO FI SE
Participation in formal or non-formal education and training, in % Population 25-64
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Participation rates by type of adult learning
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TYPE3 TYPE 4 TYPE 5 FED
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AESIAB conference, 6.-7-Nov.2009: Adult learning
Do we understand differences across countries?
AES data tell us two things:
(1) The most salient factor for the overall level of partic ipation in adult learning is the development of on-the-job training, that is, a learning-oriented work environment.
(2) Low overall levels of participation in adult learning go along witha high degree of inequality regarding acces to learningopportunities. Social inclusion of the lower educated is a key to higher levels of participation.
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