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Educational Attainment, Literacy Skills, Nativity, and Motivation to Learn among Middle-Aged Adults in the United States
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Shalini Sahoo; Roberto J. Millar; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – Adult Learning, 2023
Research on factors associated with motivation to learn (MtL) is limited, particularly among middle-aged adults and immigrants. This study examines educational attainment, literacy skills, and nativity (foreign-born vs. native-born) as predictors of MtL in middle-aged adults living in the United States. Nationally representative data of…
Descriptors: Adults, Learning Motivation, Immigrants, Educational Attainment
Educational Attainment, Literacy Skills, Nativity, and Motivation to Learn among Middle-Aged Adults in the U.S.
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Shalini Sahoo; Roberto J. Millar; Takashi Yamashita; Phyllis A. Cummins – Grantee Submission, 2021
Research on factors associated with motivation to learn (MtL) is limited, particularly among middle-aged adults and immigrants. This study examines educational attainment, literacy skills, and nativity (foreign-born vs. native-born) as predictors of MtL in middle-aged adults living in the U.S. Nationally representative data of middle-aged adults…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Literacy, Learning Motivation, Lifelong Learning
Associations between Motivation to Learn, Basic Skills, and Adult Education and Training Participation among Older Adults in the USA
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Yamashita, Takashi; Cummins, Phyllis A.; Millar, Roberto J.; Sahoo, Shalini; Smith, Thomas J. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
The objective of this study is to examine the associations between the motivation to learn, basic skills (i.e. literacy and numeracy), and organised adult education and training (AET) participation among the middle-aged and older adults in the USA. Rapid technological advancement and globalisation necessitate individuals to engage in lifelong…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Basic Skills, Literacy, Numeracy
Associations between Motivation to Learn, Basic Skills, and Adult Education and Training Participation among Older Adults in the USA
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Yamashita, Takashi; Cummins, Phyllis A.; Millar, Roberto J.; Sahoo, Shalini; Smith, Thomas J. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The objective of this study is to examine the associations between the motivation to learn, basic skills (i.e., literacy and numeracy), and organized adult education and training (AET) participation among the middle-aged and older adults in the USA. Rapid technological advancement and globalization necessitate individuals to engage in lifelong…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Basic Skills, Literacy, Numeracy
Literacy Skills, Immigration and Motivation to Learn among Adults in the U.S.
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Sahoo, Shalini; Millar, Roberto J.; Yamashita, Takashi; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study examined how literacy skills and nativity status (foreign-born vs. U.S. born) are associated with motivation to learn (MtL). Nationally representative data (N = 8,670) of adults between the ages of 18 years old and older years were obtained from the 2012/2014 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). Structural…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Adults, Immigrants, Lifelong Learning
Low-Numerate Adults, Motivational Factors in Learning, and Their Employment, Education and Training Status in Germany, the US, and South Korea
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Liu, Huacong – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2020
Drawing on the PIAAC data, in this paper I examine how motivational factors such as motivation to learn and grit are related to low-numerate adults' employment status and their actual participation in lifelong learning in Germany, the United States and South Korea. In particular, the study uses PIAAC self-reported data on the degree to which the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Adult Learning, Numeracy