November 12, 2003
Reaching the disengaged and disenchanted
"New ways of motivating adults to become active learners are needed if the goal of getting more
people involved in education or training is to be achieved, says a new report from the Learning
and Skills Development Agency (LSDA). The report, which draws together work by LSDA on
widening adult participation over the past six years, sets out to identify the key factors that
motivate people to learn, the barriers that prevent them from doing so and strategies that
organisations can adopt to attract the reluctant, the disengaged and the disenchanted."