Margaret Becker Patterson
The Forgotten 90%: Adult Nonparticipation in Education
despite highly developed us adult education system 90 adults aged 20 years older considered least educated participate recently formal nonformal education nonparticipants characteristics learning backgrounds skill levels predicts likelihood participating recent formal nonformal education author analyzed 20122014 program international assessment adult competenciesusa data situational deterrents increasing age parental education low income work family responsibilities contribute nonparticipation dispositional deterrents include health disability challenges low social trust difficulties relating new ideas real life institutional deterrents education costs little work schedule flexibility supports reported nonparticipants liking learn new things use computers getting information television people trust results program international assessment adult competenciesusa analyses inform adult postsecondary educators policy makers happened toand reachthe forgotten 90