Abstract
This paper uses data from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning to investigate how discursive and structural dimensions of social capital influence engagement in learning. The primary finding is that social capital influences formal and informal learning in opposite directions.
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Recommended Citation
Strawn, C.
(2002).
Social Capital Influences on Lifelong Learning Among Adults Who Didn’t Finish High School.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2002/papers/62
Social Capital Influences on Lifelong Learning Among Adults Who Didn’t Finish High School
This paper uses data from the Longitudinal Study of Adult Learning to investigate how discursive and structural dimensions of social capital influence engagement in learning. The primary finding is that social capital influences formal and informal learning in opposite directions.
