@inbook{41edb8d2773e4064b5ec20054e8806fa,
title = "Participation in Adult Learning: System Characteristics and Individuals{\textquoteright} Experiences",
abstract = "Research on participation and inequality in adult education and training shows {\textquoteleft}system characteristics{\textquoteright} play a key role in restricting access to young adults with low levels of education. This chapter focuses on what advantages an inclusive policy on lifelong learning has for society as a whole. Structural barriers mean that an opportunity (or desire) to participate is not equally distributed, yet some low-educated adults do participate. From them we can learn how barriers can be lowered. Initiatives under the EU{\textquoteright}s Youth Guarantee and Upskilling Pathway programmes are analysed across nine countries, representing different welfare regimes and approaches to adult education. Learners{\textquoteright} and staff experiences are broadly similar across programmes and countries. Participants{\textquoteright} motivation and confidence are key to success, pointing to the need for individual support.",
author = "Ellen Boeren and Sofie Cabus and Alan Mackie",
year = "2023",
month = mar,
day = "24",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-14109-6_4",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031141089",
series = "Palgrave Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning (PSAELL)",
publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",
pages = "87--113",
editor = "John Holford and Pepka Boyadjieva and Clancy, {Sharon } and G{\"u}nter Hefler and Ivana Studen{\'a}",
booktitle = "Lifelong Learning, Young Adults and the Challenges of Disadvantage in Europe",
}