The Learning Divide Revisited A Report of the Findings of a UK-Wide Survey on Adult Participation in Education and Learning Carried Out for NIACE the National Organisation for Adult Learning, by Research Surveys of Great Britain (RSGB)

The previously documented gap between the learning-rich and the learning-poor is being compounded by an emerging information divide where people with access to the new communications technologies are more likely to have access to learning than those without. Furthermore, while some 'excluded groups' are succeeding in gaining access to learning, there has been little change in the overall national participation patterns. These worrying facts come to light in this latest research continuing the series of surveys on adult participation in learning. Based on responses from over 5,000 people, and covering factors such as age, gender, previous experiences of education, socio-economic background and geographical location. The learning divide revisited describes in detail those who are participating in adult learning and those who are not. Given that issues of social inclusion are high on the national agenda, The learning divide revisited is absolutely essential for an up-to-date picture of how adults are taking part in, and how they are being excluded from, learning in the UK.;Comprehensive data in table form with analysis gives researchers, academics and educational managers real ammunition with which to develop policy.