Adult Education and Training Survey, 1998 [Canada]: Courses

The 1998 Adult Education and Training Survey is the sixth in a series of similar surveys designed to measure adult participation in education and 1training. Statistics Canada conducted the Adult Education Survey (AES) in 1984 on behalf of the Department of the Secretary of State and the Adult Training Survey (ATS) in 1986, on behalf of Employment and Immigration Canada. In the late 1980s, as the number of adult Canadians pursuing education and training programs increased, there was a renewed interest in education and retraining as economic development issues. These concerns resulted in Employment and Immigration Canada commissioning Statistics Canada to conduct the Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) in November 1990, and again in 1992. <br> The main objective of all four surveys was to measure participation rates.In general, each successive questionnaire evolved into a more detailed and comprehensive survey instrument, with greater emphasis on profiling the role of the employer and identifying barriers to training. In 1994, the AETS was modified to explore areas such as access to training. <br> The 1998 Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) is comparable to the 1994 survey. A few new questions on motivations and expectations have been added. And, for the first time, the survey was conducted using computer-assisted interviewing. As in 1994, Statistics Canada conducted the survey on behalf of Human Resources Development Canada.

1998年成人教育与培训调查（Adult Education and Training Survey，以下简称AETS）是一系列同类调查的第六期，该系列调查旨在衡量成年人参与教育与培训的情况。加拿大统计局（Statistics Canada）曾于1984年代表加拿大国务部（Department of the Secretary of State）开展成人教育调查（Adult Education Survey，简称AES），并于1986年代表加拿大就业与移民部（Employment and Immigration Canada）开展成人培训调查（Adult Training Survey，简称ATS）。20世纪80年代末，随着加拿大参与教育与培训项目的成年人数量不断增加，社会重新将教育与再培训视作经济发展的重要议题并予以关注。基于这些关切，加拿大就业与移民部委托加拿大统计局分别于1990年11月和1992年开展了成人教育与培训调查（Adult Education and Training Survey，简称AETS）。
四项调查的核心目标均为衡量参与率。总体而言，每一期后续问卷都逐步演进为更细致全面的调查工具，愈发侧重剖析雇主在培训中的角色，并识别培训参与的阻碍因素。1994年，AETS进行了修订，以探索培训准入等相关议题。
1998年成人教育与培训调查（AETS）与1994年的调查版本具有可比性。本次调查新增了若干关于参与动机与预期的问题，并且首次采用计算机辅助访谈（computer-assisted interviewing）方式开展。与1994年一致，本次调查仍由加拿大统计局代表加拿大人力资源开发部（Human Resources Development Canada）执行。