Questionnaire

Today we start our work at the projects tasks for the first year.
The aim of this project is to give some recommendations for methods to retain disadvantaged learners into education.
To find out what are the barriers and motivation for learners could be we start creating a questionnaire for asking them.
It seems to be simple but it isn't. We all have different backrounds, different learners and we live in different educational systems.
For me it was especially interesting to hear and see the way britains go in adult education. The british government decided to give the support only to one central union in a region. Going this way they avoid competition on learners costs and force local administrations, private companies, schools, colleges and universities to going together and coordinate their activities. Therefore they have founded an private association with governmental shareholders in Yorkshire. This system works in whole britain.
We visited two libraries with an open e-learning centre and it was fully filled with learners even they have to pay for!
Only basic courses like pc and internet basics or self assement courses for english language abilities are free until the learners know the values for themselves.