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Beyond the Classroom

Beyond the Classroom LITERACY Bqond The Classroom Hal Beder and Allan Qulgley f the target population for adult ABE offerings, and they must not be overly con- basic education (ABE) is defined as strained by the problems life poses. persons aged eighteen and over When the concept of motivation is applied to who lack a high school diploma, target groups of adults, it is more useful to think it is clear that very few-perhaps as few as 5 of the term “demand”-the degree to which percent (National Advisory Committee for Adult groups of consumers are willing to “purchase” a Education, 1977)-are being served by ABE pro- particular product. Demand for ABE may vary grams in any given year. While chronic under- from negative demand, to no demand, to positive funding of ABE undoubtedly contributes to these demand. In the case of negative demand, prospec- seemingly dismal statistics, it may also be that tive learners actually avoid ABE. With no demand efforts to reach nonparticipants have been con- the learner is simply indifferent, and with positive strained by a failure to understand the phenome- demand, participation is likely unless there are non of nonparticipation itself. major life constraints. Who are the millions of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

Beyond the Classroom

Adult Learning , Volume 1 (5): 12 – Feb 1, 1990

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 1990 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
ISSN
1045-1595
eISSN
2162-4070
DOI
10.1177/104515959000100509
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Abstract

LITERACY Bqond The Classroom Hal Beder and Allan Qulgley f the target population for adult ABE offerings, and they must not be overly con- basic education (ABE) is defined as strained by the problems life poses. persons aged eighteen and over When the concept of motivation is applied to who lack a high school diploma, target groups of adults, it is more useful to think it is clear that very few-perhaps as few as 5 of the term “demand”-the degree to which percent (National Advisory Committee for Adult groups of consumers are willing to “purchase” a Education, 1977)-are being served by ABE pro- particular product. Demand for ABE may vary grams in any given year. While chronic under- from negative demand, to no demand, to positive funding of ABE undoubtedly contributes to these demand. In the case of negative demand, prospec- seemingly dismal statistics, it may also be that tive learners actually avoid ABE. With no demand efforts to reach nonparticipants have been con- the learner is simply indifferent, and with positive strained by a failure to understand the phenome- demand, participation is likely unless there are non of nonparticipation itself. major life constraints. Who are the millions of

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Published: Feb 1, 1990

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