This study is to examine the adult learner's attitude and non-participation
toward continuing education programs run designed by museums. For this
purpose, the subjects such as motive, decisive factors, barriers and program
preference were focused and examined with the survey. Questionnaires in
survey were answered by 275 people who have experience in the programs of
the National Museum of Korean and the National Folk Museum of Korea.
According to the results, the motive to participate in museum program was
driven by the desire to expand their knowledge and experience. The subject of
program that is inclined to be challenging for the participant was a main factor
when it comes to choose a program. The most chosen obstacle was the
commute difficulty. As for the program preference, the program run for year
long was chosen the most.
The results above tell us that museums should pay more attention to what
the adult learner's want most. And, eventually, museums should provide a wide
variety of the education programs drawing voluntary attention from the learners.