Investigation of Participation in Adult Education in Turkey: AES Data Analysis

Dincer, Nergiz and Tekin-Koru, Ayça and Aşkar, Petek (2015): Investigation of Participation in Adult Education in Turkey: AES Data Analysis.

Abstract

The aim of this study is to provide the determinants of participation in adult education in a non-EU developing country, Turkey. The analysis is conducted on a set of data on individuals engaging in adult education using the Adult Education Survey (AES), applied by TurkStat. The results indicate that economic growth in the sector of employment, significantly and positively affects the odds for adult education and characteristics of men and women who take courses in the most popular fields of education vary. Moreover, younger, more educated and employed individuals are more likely to take part in adult education activities in Turkey. A person with none or only a primary school education is not active in adult education independent of gender.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adult education, economic growth, Turkey, non-formal education
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I21 - Analysis of Education; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I25 - Education and Economic Development

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