Factors Motivating Adult Learners
Date Submitted: 04/22/2004 00:17:07
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 8 pages (2074 words)
Category: / Social Sciences / Psychology
Length: 8 pages (2074 words)
Factors Motivating Adult Learners
Adult learners have different needs and motivations than students starting their education for the first time. Adult learners look for ways to grow within their careers, and for the new career opportunities that education may provide. This drive may stem from financial needs, or a desire to present an example to their family. Families fulfill a role key to the success of the adult learner. In balancing all of the aspects …
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…eagerly and permanently than what they learn by being "taught".
References
Merriam, S. & Caffarell, R. (1999). Learning in Adulthood. 2nd Edition. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Dean, G. (1994). Designing instruction for adult learners. Malabar, FL: Krieger.
Tinto, V. (1993). Leaving college: Rethinking the causes and cures of student attrition. 2nd Edition. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/intranet.ommittee/FacDev.com
Winston J.(1975.p289) the Adult Learning Habits, New York: 1st Edition
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