Educational Leave as a Time Resource for Participation in Adult Learning and Education (ALE).

ABSTRACT: The study investigates effects of the implementation of a law authorizing educational leave in Germany on individual participation in adult learning and education (ALE). In 2015, the federal state of Baden-Württemberg introduced the so-called Bildungszeitgesetz, legitimating an exemption for eligible employees of up to 5 days per year with continued payment of salary. Explaining participation in ALE is a central subject of educational research at national and international level. Current theoretical assumptions of rational choice and empirical findings of educational and socio-statistical research suggest that within the general population, individuals' availability of time affects the decision to participate and therefore lastly determines participation in ALE. However, current aca

SUBMITTER: Ruter F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6987466 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature