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For this project, a set of research questions was developed to encompass the technologies that people use in their everyday lives, the activities they use them for, the associated skills and strategies used, and the meanings, motivations and contexts implicit in this engagement. With this in mind, the project focused on two principal areas of concern, namely in what ways access to information and communication technologies in the home, workplace and other community settings contribute to learning amongst adults, and to what extent the use of these technologies interrupt or reinforce existing patterns of participation in lifelong learning.

The project used mixed methodology to collect data, in the form of a quantitative household survey and semi-structured face-to-face interviews with a sample of respondents who had completed the questionnaire. Users should note that only data from the household survey are currently included in the dataset.

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The survey gathered information on several topics, including access to technology in the home, full-time continuous education, employment history after the end of full-time education, other formal education and training, and informal learning. Family, background and personal demographic information was also gathered.