This study compared socio-economic variables of participants, drop-outs and non-participants, of the Polk County, Florida, Adult Basic Education (ABE) program. Ten variables were compared and relationships noted. The variables were sex, age, race, marital status, educational level, occupation, income, family size, urban/rural status and legal status. The investigator formulated a null hypothesis for each variable. The methodology included a personal interview using a descriptive survey instrument. Following data collection, the information was analyzed using Chi-square and a .05 alpha level of significance was set for rejection of the null hypothesis. Eight were rejected and two failed to reject. / Data analysis showed that there was no relationship between sex or family size and participation, dropout, and non-participation. Significant relationships were established between participation, dropout, and non-participation and all other variables examined. The findings duplicated the participation profile of the typical adult basic education student as found in the review of the literature of this study. / Recommendations included the addition of an adult day school to alleviate the dropout rate, as well as adding child care and transportation services to adult education programming. Intensive person-to-person recruiting to attract students defined as "most-in-need" and minorities was urged. The relevancy of what is being taught should be reviewed in light of some dropout claims that needs were not being met. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-06, Section: A, page: 1794. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74840 |
| Contributors | KHATIBI, MANOUCHEHER., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 133 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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