Dropout in adult education as a phenomenon of fit
An integrative model proposal for the genesis of dropout in adult education based on dropout experiences
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https://doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.3351Keywords:
adult education, adult education decisions, dropout, dropout model, fitAbstract
In adult training practice, dropout marks the transition from participation to non-participation. There are only a few theoretical models, especially from the second half of the 20th century, that address this phenomenon. With special consideration to the congruence model of Boshier (1973) and the integration model of Tinto (1975, 1993) the study focuses first on the theoretical discussion of empirically grounded models for the explanation of dropout in the field of adult education. Against the background of analyses of 40 problem-centered interviews with dropouts from adult education, the two models are examined as to their explanatory contributions. Based on these empirical and theoretical explorations, a newly developed typology of as well as a model for dropout are proposed which topicalize dropout in adult education as a phenomenon of fit.
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