Impact of the Black Experience On Attitudes Toward Continuing Education

Abstract

An examination of the insights and feelings of black adults (105 college students and 222 urban adults with less than a high school education) toward continuing education may reveal some variation between the informational and sentimental dimensions of their attitudes toward this discipline according to their age, sex and the level of their educational background. Although the sub jects in this study acknowledge a quite neutral perception of continuing education, leaders in this field may find that black adults possess a sincere and abiding faith even in such a system from which they have been excluded for too long. They may evidence some justifiable skepticism about this field of study, but like all other Americans they would not deny the dignity and integrity of responsible citizenship which is promoted through continuing education programs and procedures.