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Wednesday, September 01, 2004
Adult Learning and ICT - G. Geddes, elearningEuropa
Although classes in the University of Strathclyde's Extension Programme, run by the Centre for Lifelong Learning are "open to all, regardless of age or previous educational experience" most attendees are adults, who have completed secondary education. A key feature of adult learners is that, in general, they attend classes voluntarily, unlike the Shakespearean schoolboy, "creeping like snail, unwillingly to school". That said, another characteristic of adult learners is that they have an agenda, a reason to be there. This differs from one person to another. Some researchers suggest that where the motivation is professional or work advancement, attendance cannot be said to be truly voluntary. However, a general distinction can be made between those attending school because it is compulsory or pursuing formal academic and vocational qualifications on one hand, and the majority of adult learners on the other.
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