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Lebenslanges Lernen als Standortfaktor? Weiterbildungsteilnahme im Vergleich der deutschen Bundesländer
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Abstract In the process of occupational changes connected to digitisation, lifelong learning continues to gain in importance. Using microdata from the German microcensus for 2011 and 2016 the article finds that in North Rhine-Westphalia participation in adult education is significantly lower than in other Lä... view more
In the process of occupational changes connected to digitisation, lifelong learning continues to gain in importance. Using microdata from the German microcensus for 2011 and 2016 the article finds that in North Rhine-Westphalia participation in adult education is significantly lower than in other Länder. Most importantly, it is less likely for workers in North Rhine-Westphalia to participate than for workers with a similar qualification and age in Southern and Northern Germany. Among the policy measures designed to meet the challenges of ongoing structural change, encouragement of participation in adult education is therefore a likely step.... view less
Keywords
further education; lifelong learning; location factors; regional comparison; Bundesland; Federal Republic of Germany; microcensus; adult education; advanced vocational education; regional factors; North Rhine-Westphalia; regional difference; comparative research
Classification
Vocational Training, Adult Education
Free Keywords
regionaler Bildungskontext; regional context of education; Mikrozensus 2011; Mikrozensus 2016
Document language
German
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 282-303
Journal
Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik, 70 (2021) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/zfwp-2021-2059
ISSN
2366-0317
Status
Published Version