Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republic
AbstractNon-formal adult education (NFE) provides adults of all ages with the opportunity to acquire skills, knowledge, and expertise. However, there is currently a lack of validated instruments that measure the factors of NFE non-participation in European countries, particularly their barriers. One...
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| description | AbstractNon-formal adult education (NFE) provides adults of all ages with the opportunity to acquire skills, knowledge, and expertise. However, there is currently a lack of validated instruments that measure the factors of NFE non-participation in European countries, particularly their barriers. One exception is the Non-participation in Non-formal Education Questionnaire (NP-NFE-Q). This study evaluates and compares the psychometric properties of this instrument among adults across four purposefully selected European countries: Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic. The results indicate a good model fit for a three-factor model across randomly split pooled samples and for all countries (min. CFI, TLI, and GFI =.932, .908, and .941, max. RMSEA =.079). The findings reveal that adults currently face barriers in three key forms: (1) worries and (2) needs regarding NFE at the micro level and (3) the need for more suitable provision at the macro level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-592aa683ae7c437fa3c1e15ee6498b292023-09-28T10:28:08ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Education2331-186X2023-12-0110110.1080/2331186X.2023.2214672Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republicJitka Vaculíková0Jan Kalenda1Ilona Kočvarová2Research Centre of the Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech RepublicResearch Centre of the Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech RepublicResearch Centre of the Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Zlín, Czech RepublicAbstractNon-formal adult education (NFE) provides adults of all ages with the opportunity to acquire skills, knowledge, and expertise. However, there is currently a lack of validated instruments that measure the factors of NFE non-participation in European countries, particularly their barriers. One exception is the Non-participation in Non-formal Education Questionnaire (NP-NFE-Q). This study evaluates and compares the psychometric properties of this instrument among adults across four purposefully selected European countries: Sweden, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic. The results indicate a good model fit for a three-factor model across randomly split pooled samples and for all countries (min. CFI, TLI, and GFI =.932, .908, and .941, max. RMSEA =.079). The findings reveal that adults currently face barriers in three key forms: (1) worries and (2) needs regarding NFE at the micro level and (3) the need for more suitable provision at the macro level.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2214672non-formal adult educationadult educationbarriers to participation in adult educationfactor structurecross-national validation |
| spellingShingle | Jitka Vaculíková Jan Kalenda Ilona Kočvarová Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republic Cogent Education non-formal adult education adult education barriers to participation in adult education factor structure cross-national validation |
| title | Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republic |
| title_full | Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republic |
| title_fullStr | Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republic |
| title_short | Cross-national validation of the non-participation in non-formal education questionnaire: Findings from adults from Sweden, Germany, United Kingdom, and the Czech republic |
| title_sort | cross national validation of the non participation in non formal education questionnaire findings from adults from sweden germany united kingdom and the czech republic |
| topic | non-formal adult education adult education barriers to participation in adult education factor structure cross-national validation |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2214672 |
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