Needs Analysis for Adult Learners at Technical Colleges for the Improvement of Lifelong Education Center Programs in KOREA: with Priority given to Needs, Importance, Requests for Improvement and Requests for Supplementation Includes SAFETY

The purpose of this study was to make a descriptive research study to examine the educational needs of adult learners for lifelong education centers, their importance awareness, requests for improvement and requests for supplementation. The subjects in this study were the adult learners who were taking one or more course(s) in the lifelong education centers of five different technical colleges located in Gyeonggi Province. A survey was con ducted from May 1 to June 30, 2018, and the answer sheets from 396 learners were gathered and analyzed. As for analysis, SPSS version 23.0 for Windows was used to obtain statistical data on frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Concerning the program needs of the adult learners, what they participated in lifelong education programs for was analyzed, and they felt the most needs for the acquisition of new knowledge and skills. In regard to importance, the item that they responded the most in the area of learning environments is that the center is convenient for transportation and easily accessible. The item that they did the most in the area of instructional design is that the lecturers have a professional knowledge of or competence in what they teach. The item that they did the most in terms of the content and quality of the programs is that I have felt a sense of unity or fellowship with my peer learners. As a result of analyzing what needed to be improved or supplemented in the lifelong education programs, they pointed out the way of running the center and pro-grams, good educational facilities, learner-centered evaluation, courses geared toward acquiring practical job skills and lifelong education for the sake of local residents. In order for lifelong education centers to satisfy national and social needs and the needs of adult learners for lifelong education, it seems important above all to keep track of the learning needs of learners and to reflect their needs in developing and operating lifelong edu-cation programs.