There are two schemes provided from a survey regarding adult education. The first is a bar chart, which shows the reasons why people above 18 choose to study, and the second is a pie chart disclosing information about what people think about what partiesshould participate in sharing the costs.
Overall, the first diagram highlights the motivators for people above 18 to study, ranging from personal reasons to merely meeting new people.Relatively the pie chart aims to see what people think about those responsible for sharing the costs.It appears that the survey resulted in keeping the government, employers, and the individual responsible.
The first attention grabber in the chart of reasons to study is Interest in subject with 40%. Additionally, excuses like gaining qualifications,helpful for the current job, improving prospects of promotion (with each over 20%), and being able to change jobs (with 12%), which are all related to some kind of advancement in a career or academic-based environment, are the main source of the descision to follow higher studies. In addition, there are also justifications like genuine interest in learning with 20% and meeting new people with 9%.
According to the pie chart, it can be seen that society believes the costs of adult education should be shared. Considering a handful of reasons are career and academic based, it does not seem too far-fetched. While the individual is expected to pay 40% of the expenses, the employer with 35% and taxpayers with 25% are also expected to help with the expenses.
In conclusion, the benefits of adult education are multifaceted. While the grown-up may profit from the knowledge they are acquiring, both the community and the employer will get their fair share of benefits from an educated member to a skilled employee.