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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author BOEREN, Ellen
Title Profiles and motives of adults in Flemish continuing higher education
Publication year 2011
Source/Footnote In: European journal of higher education. - 1 (2011) 2-3, S. 179 - 191
Inventory number 31558
Keywords Ausland : Belgien : Studenten, Studium, Lehre ; Ausland : Belgien : einzelne Hochschulen ; Weiterbildung : allgemein
Abstract The present paper explores the profiles and motives of adults in Flemish continuing higher education based on a dataset gathered in the Sixth Framework project LLL2010 ?Towards a lifelong learning society in Europe: the contribution of the education system?. Educational offers in continuing higher education are highly imbalanced with offers only present in social sciences and humanities. Adult learners in these types of courses often have already obtained a degree in the past and mainly study because of an intrinsic interest in the course subject, although obtaining a degree and getting a job is an important motive for lower educated adults without a job too. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)